School: Killygarry
- Location:
- Killygarry, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)were Pat Galligan Corisalea and James Galligan Kilnacreeva. There was no challenge as several young men in those days could do the same.
There was a great stone thrower about 50 years ago named John Gilchrist Main Street, Cavan who lifted a stone weighing four stone weight in one hand and threw it across a pole 14 ft high.
There was a great runner about 61 years ago named Jimmie Galligan Carrickabawn Ballinagh who ran a fox 25 perches stuck him with a pitch fork and killed him. It took about ten minutes to do this. There was also a very swift runner whose name was Paddy Brady Drumkilly who ran a hare ten perches and killed her with a stick.
There were two great walkers about 60 years ago named Bernard Briordy and Philip Gaffney Corisalea who started from Corisalea at half past two in the morning walked to a fair in Cloon gap which was 29 miles bought two cows and walked back the next day which was 29 miles more and were home a three o'clock the next morning.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Susan T. Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghalackan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghalackan, Co. Cavan
