School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)
- Location:
- An Bheannach Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cearbhaill
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- One of the gratest and bravest men of the present generation is the late J. P. O Sullivan of Firies. He was the champion of Kerry. He was also a great weight thrower he cast a 56 lb weight 25 feet from where he stood.
The gratest runner of our generation was "Welch" of Tralee. He travelled all over Kerry to the different sporthsfields. Where he defeated many who ran against him. He won many silver medals. He won the name of Welch the champion of Kerry. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Elligott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Leirg Thuaidh, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Mr Richard Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- An Leirg Thuaidh, Co. Chiarraí