School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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- Seán Walsh or Seán an Saranac. Walshe's were originally settled down on the border of the parish. Some of the family came to Kilmacow & lived there. His great feet of strength was to carrey a 20 st. sack from Waterford to his home about 8 miles away & only take two rests on the way.
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- Robin Knox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
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“Another man named Walsh had a horse + car one day. A ton of corn was the load.”
Another man named Walsh had a horse & car one day. A ton of corn was the load. When they came to a steep hill the horse refused to draw the load up the hill. He took the horse from under the car & went in between the shafts himself & asked his two brothers to give him a push behind the car. He pulled the load up the hill. The brothers did not help but retarded him. He shortly after got into bad health & died. Before he died the brothers told him what they had done & he said "Thats what will leave ye without your brother.
