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School: Lisselton (B.) (roll number 10535)

Location:
Lisselton, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 135

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  1. A Strong Man

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    Geremiah Connor was a strong man. It is said that one day as he was coming home from Ballybunion with a load of sand the wheel of his car fell out. There was no one coming to help him. He decided to put it in himself. He caught the axle of the car with his teeth and lifted it off the road and put in the wheel with his hands.
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  2. A Story

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    A man named Patrick Cullen who lived in Lixnaw lived to be a very old man. He had three sons Pat, Tom and Mick. The old man had a habit of walking about the fields. The old man got sick and asked for the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry