School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)

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   “Thomas Francis Kiely, a native of Clashmore was able to run from here to Clonmel in one hour.”

   

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   walk eighty miles in ten hours.
   William Keane from Modeligo was able to throw a hundred weight about five perches long.
   Edward Ryan from Youghal was able to cycle nine miles in a half an hour.
   John McGrath, a native of Aglish, was able to jump a distance of three perches.
   Maurice Crotty, Ardmore, cycled from there to Cork in an hour and a half. It is about twenty nine miles.

   Got from: My Father. 50 years

   

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   “There lived in Touraneena a man named Michael Wall. He was a good walker.”

   

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   1 There lived in Touraneena a man named Michael Wall. He was a good walker. About thirty five years ago in his sixtieth year he walked from Clonmel to Youghal and back to Touraneena in fourteen hours. 2 There lived in Clashmore a man named James Veale. About forty years ago he jumped a fence six feet high. 3 There lived in Ballingown a man named David Moore. He was a good workman. Thirty years ago he cut a six acre field of out oats with a scythe in seven hours.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maggie Cashman

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocknaskagh Lower, Co. Waterford