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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 18_016

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    well known at Ballintee as Pat Peters was always dull of sight and a composer of songs could lift a stone there which is about four hundred weight.
    Anyeone in Ballintee could not perform this feat but only one onlooker is still alive as the rest are dead.
    Henry Meighan a native of Kells now at the Corporation at Kilkenny was the best marathon runner in the County he ran many races and seldom lost except when very heavily
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lahert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Denis Lahert
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny