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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 105

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    Local Heroes 5th June 1938
    Many years ago there lived in Mullahoran a man named Patrick McDermot who was the strongest man in the parish. He was always boasting of his strength so the people called him "The Heroe."
    He could carry three times his own weight up fourteen steps of a ladder. He could throw a weight of four stone across a rope ten feet in height.
    One evening many people came to see him throw, and Patrick was very proud. He challenged a few men to beat him in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Annie E. Comasky
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Patrick Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. an Chabháin