School: St. Cronan's Longford Wood, An Teampoll Mór (roll number 6662)
- Location:
- Longfordwood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Catháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)Needless to say, there was no beating of the team while he was on the end of the rope.
Michael Maher of Clonakenny was a noted high jumper. He was often seen to jump his own height, and higher.
Michael Meehan of Clonakenny was a noted man for threshing with a flail.
Martin Ducy, of Kylanna near Clonakenny, was a great walker. On one occasion, he walked from Dublin to the village of Clonakenny, and put a set of his shoes on a horse before he ate his dinner.
William Brenton, who lived in the district, could drink a gallon jar of porter without once taking it off his head.
Seán Ó Maher who lived in Killough, about half a mile west of the village of Clonakenny, was a noted faction fighter
"Conny" Ducy of Kylanna was leader of the faction which bore that name.
- Collector
- Brigid Cantwell
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killough, Co. Tipperary
