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   “There was a man living up near...”

   

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   There was a man living up near Upperchurch and his name was Bob Rua[?] and he was able to lift a tram of hay with two fork fulls and he was able to jump over a chariot with six horses under it.

   There was a man in Inch bog and he was cutting turf. His name was (Mick the King) and he had a barrow to put the turf into. He caught the barrow with his teeth and threw it back over his head. There was a man living in Pallas and he walked to Cappawhite a distance of twenty miles in three hours. His name was Michael Ryan.

   

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   “When Finn Mc. Cuchul was a boy...”

   

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   When Finn Mc. Cuchul was a boy of four years it was said that he lived behind the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Kenny

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann

   Informant

   Mr Gleeson

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann