School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)
- Location:
- Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 105
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- Ireland raised many good men in the past. They are noted for weight throwing, wrestling, carrying loads, running, high-jumping, swimming, walking and mowing.
There were a lot of good in this Parish. Here are the names of some - Maloney, Mangan, White and my Grandfather Martin Reilly. Maloney was famous for jumping, running, and swimming. He could jump over six foot in height and was a professional swimmer. He often ran three miles in less than a quarter of an hour in tests.
Martin Reilly was famous for weight throwing, wrestling, walking and mowing with a scythe or hook. He mowed an Irish acre of corn in a day. He could walk eleven miles(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. D. Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curramore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Reilly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curramore, Co. Mayo
