School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Payne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 127
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- Local Champion Boxer- Christie Cole
In a country place called Tore,one mile from the little pretty village called Tyrrellspass, there lived a few years ago a family named Cole who were very poor.. They had five or six children who had to work very hard. These children were reared on good oaten meal porridge and milk for they were small farmers.
Kit Cole was the name of one of these children. He was a strong healthy young lad and when he was only a young chap he was drawing sand for the roads. He was educated in No (1) school Tyrrellspass.
His people left Tore a few years ago and went to Mullingar to live.
Mr Lynam of Mullingar who is a boxer trained Kit Cole. then he went over to England where he fought and won a boxing match. His photo was on the news paper very often not many months ago and a paragraph written about him. Kit Cole is only about eighteen or nineteen years of age now.
The people of Mullingar were delighted with their Champion Boxer and Mr Lynam got the credit for his training. We hope to hear of this young Tyrrellspass man's further success. I have placed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Togher, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Roy Mc Kenna
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 17
- Address
- Togher, Co. Offaly
