School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 205
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- John Newman who lived in Correally many years ago was able to mow an acre of meadow in a day with a scythe.
Jim Smyth of Clonmore was able to mow seven acres of meadow in six days with a scythe.
Mike Roe who lived in Clonave could swim ten miles without getting out of the water.
Mike Roe could jump twenty-one feet in length and six feet in height.
Paddy Fagan of Boherquill was able to jump twenty feet high.
Paddy Fagan of Boherquill was able to throw fifty-six pounds twenty feet along the ground.
Paddy Mahedy of Coolnagun could put a barrell of porter up on a counter.
Andy Nally who lived on Clonave was able to catch a rabbit the same as a dog would.
Jack Pepper of Streete ran from Longford to Edgeworthstown a distance of about six Irish miles in thirty five minutes.
John Cox of Clonave often caught twenty fish in ten minutes.
Paddy Mahedy of Coolnagun was able(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Gilchrist
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Correaly, Co. Westmeath
