School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)
- Location:
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 162
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- 1 Heavy Weight Lifters.
John Greenan, Corglass, Kiltubrid lifted a fifty two pound weight in his teeth. 2. Pat Early, Keshcarrigan lifted a fifty-six pound weight in one hand twelve times over his head. 3. James McGovern Castlefore, Keshcarrigan took a hundred of flour up in one hand and held it over his head.4. A man named Edward Callery lifted a hundred and a half weight in his teeth and held it there for five minutes.
Great stone-throwers.
Tom Flaherty, Garavagh threw a stone weighing eight stone from Shebeg to our house which is about a quarter of a mile distant.
Rabbit catchers.
Nicholas Roche, Laheen, Keshcarrigan spent about ten years catching rabbits by running after them.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laheen, Co. Leitrim
