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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 75

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    Swords is noted for its strong men. Pat Savage Forest Road Swords, was famed for weigh lifting. He lifted a bag of potatoes with his teeth and held it for half an hour.
    In this village the people boasted of great runners. A man named Paddy White ran from Talka Bridge to Balbriggan.
    Collier the runner once laid a bet an English man that he would beat him in a race from Dublin to Belfast, but Collier won and the English man went home discouraged.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Theresa Donnelly
    Gender
    Female