School: Cill Iubhair (roll number 10095)
- Location:
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Ceithearnaigh
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A Local Hero
About fifteen years ago Patrick Keighrey of Creagh Ballinasloe won first prize everywhere there were Athletic Sports.
He ran races in Ballinasloe, Mountbellew, Galway and Dublin and several other places. In those places he came first in the mile, half-mile and hundred yards. He won valuable silver prizes. He also won long jumping competitions. He best O'Connor the world's long jumper at Ballinasloe Sports at a distance of twenty-two feet. He won the long jump in Dublin and many other places. He has his house furnished with valuable prizes value for a hundred pounds or more,Agnes Costello, told to me by my father.
Killure, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway
- Collector
- Agnes Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Costello
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killure Beg, Co. Galway
