School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn
- Location:
- Callan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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- (continued from previous page)times. One is "The Mass Rock" on Sliab-na-mban and the other is Boher-an-Aifrinn near Callan.
- Once there lived in Ballydugan a very strong man by the name of Thomas Cuddaghy who was renouned for his great strength.
One day he was working at a farmer's rick of corn, and he used to throw up as many as ten sheaves of corn every time. He worked all day until evening, and when he was throwing the last few sheaves, he thought they(continues on next page) - Collector
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