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School: Kilsarcon (C.) (roll number 14798)

Location:
Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Caitrín Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 366

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    The following are the local heroes I have heard about.
    I have heard about swift runners.
    There was a famous runner thre lng ago named "Daly the Racer". He raced from Castleisland to Scartaglen. He put blood on his clothes in order to draw the blood hounds, and he kept before the blood hounds with his cane to kilsner(?). 'There was a bet between himself and a soldier as to which of them would reach currow first, in a face, a distance of about 4 miles. The soldier was clever, and had arranged that a second soldier would be in wait at at land(?) and then took his place. This happened and the second soldier won.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Daniel Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry