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School: Maigh Locha (Buachaillí)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Héigeartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 039

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    Weigh Carriers
    John Glynn of Moylough was a great weight carrier. He was only four feet in height. He used to carry either cwts on his his back.
    Weight throwers
    Tom Potter was a great weight thrower. He lived in Moylough. He used to throw a weight over a high branch of a tree in the chapel-yard.
    Mowers
    Brother Louis of Mount-Bellew was a great mower. He often mowed one Irish acre in a day.
    Turf cutters
    Pat Higgins of Springlawn was a great turf cutter.
    Jumpers
    A man named Mr. Potter
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