School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Bearna na Gaoithe, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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- (continued from previous page)he won first place in the world and was greatly admired and honoured by everyone.
When he was in America the Irish people felt very proud of him that he was such a great man.
There is a story told of him that one day he was in Clonmel and he saw a swan fly into the river and he jumped in after it and swam to Carrick-on-Suir after the swan and caught it there. It is a distance of about thirteen miles.
I forgot to mention before now that when Mr. Kiely was leaving America the Irish people out there made up a lot of(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mai Fitzgerald
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- Female