School: Árd Aitinn
- Location:
- Ardattin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Muireadhaigh
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- (continued from previous page)who liked to listen to him talking about himself. He invariably bragged about beating police and bailiffs His favourite story was how he jumped over a house (a dwelling house and landed safe in a dung heap opposite the door.
The house was on the brow of a hill and the ridge was barely level with the land at the back of the house. The jump could be done by anyone who could jump a distance equal to the width of the house about 12 to fourteen feet.
