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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 203

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  1. Strong Men

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    The Donnellans of Darragh were a very strong family one of them carried a plough and a harrow together a quarter of a mile.
    Terry McMahon carried a boiler four cwt on his back from Clonfeigh to Tullassa 70 years ago.
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  2. Jumper

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    Terry Mac Mahon was a great Jumper he vaulted from the road into the creel seven ft high.
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  3. Walker

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    "Walker",
    Thady Mac Mahon was a great walker ,when he was over eighty yrs he used walk 10 miles every day before his dinner.
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  4. Dancer

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Falvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Darragh, Co. Clare