Scoil: Walshestown (uimhir rolla 3245)

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1. Local Heroes

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Some years ago a man named Edward Tuite of Tuitestown Walshestown grandfathler of the present Pat Tuite held the championship of Westmeath for wrestling. Football matches in those days always wound up with a wrestling bout. Edward Tuite and his brother John were always victorious.
   On one occasion Edward threw a man named Jack Farrell over a high hedge on to the road. His shoulder was injured and he afterwards grew a hump and henceforth was called the hump Farrell.
   Another man James Headun held a record for carrying heavy sacks of oats. He could take a sack containing 42 stone of oats on his back, load it on a dray cart and then carry it on to the boat at Coolnahay harbour with apparent ease.
   However Arthur Gaynor Balrath Frewin preformed a feat that has yet to be excelled. A flock of stairs lit on

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Peter Hanley

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

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