School: Caisleán hAicéid
- Location:
- Castlehacket, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0025, Page 0083
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- Thomas Kavanagh, Annaghdown, is the champion cyclist in the locality. He is still living and he is thirty four years of age.
Michael Burke, Belclare, is the champion foot-baller in the locality. He is living and he is forty one years of age. He is still the champion and there is no one able to beat him in playing foot-ball.
John Monaghare, Caherlistrane is able to raise a two hundred weight his head with one hand
Patrick Murphy, Caherlistrane, is able to raise two bars of iron each a hundred weight over his head with one hand.
Thomas Mc Hugh, Belclare was able to mow an Irish acre of hay in five hours. He died on the first of March 1932.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eddie Kearns
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Pollnahallia, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Kearns
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Pollnahallia, Co. Galway
