School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- An Ráth, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Móráin
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- John Madigan was the best runner in the district of Ballyagran. He lived about a mile at the other of Ballyagran. He used to run from Ballyagran to Ráth Luirc in three-quarters of an hour.
- Collector
- John Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- Mr D. Quill
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Principal
- Address
- Béal Átha Grean, Co. Luimnigh
- A long time ago a man named Michael O'Connell, Ballyhea, Ráth Luirc beat several men in a long jump. He was able to jump 22 feet and some inches.
- Collector
- Simon Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Baile Salach, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Geroge Driscoll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Baile Salach, Co. Chorcaí