School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 311
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- (continued from previous page)resided at Carrigart. For a wager of a bag of meal Lynagh carried from a cart on the roadside into a shop one bag of meal under each arm each bag weighing sixteen stone.
Another man who was considered very strong was a pedlar named John Love of no fixed residence. Love often wheeled 10 cwt on a handcart through the country.
A great runner who always won at races throughout the county and who could run a mile in four and a half minutes was a man named Edward Doherty, Devlinreagh Carrigart.
John Mac Fadden Swillybrin was reconed to be a fast and clever swimmer.
Anthony Coyle Gleneragh covered a distance of forty eight miles on foot in thirteen and a half hours.
A famous mower was a man named Anton Gallagher Downings who could mow five rood per day.
A famous dancer was a Mr. Séamus Ward, Tory Island. He received a gold medal for his good dancing.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Gallgher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- B. Gallagher
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
