School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)he would lift a sack five hundred weight. He won the bet of £5.
- Tim Loughnane living in the townland of Killoshehan in the parish Drom, Co Tipperary was a very strong man. He showed his strength at a tug-o-war which was got up by the priest in the village of Drom. He used to pull the opposite side, yards through the field. The Priest and all the neighbours of the village would gather on every Sunday evening to look at the contest.
- Collector
- Mary Fogarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Kathleen Lanigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Andrew Quinlan, Foilnaman, townland of Foilnaman, parish of Kilcommon, Co Tipperary was a noted stone thrower. He died in the year 1897 and was born in the year 1817. He was challenged by Thomas Keilly Carrig-on-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coill Mhaolchoraís, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Matt Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coill Mhaolchoraís, Co. Thiobraid Árann