School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)

Location:
Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 182

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  1. A man named John Sullivan, who lived at Slievegoura, was once famous for his strength. Once when he was coming from a fair in a donkey-cart, the donket became exhausted and could go no further. He put the donkey into the cart, and pushed it before him for the remainder of the journey, a distance of about nine miles. On another occasion he brought a full set of donkeys harness from Tralee to Slievegaura on his back. Another strong man named James Leary lived at Coolroe. Once he threw a sack of meal across a horse and car into his own car which was at the other side of the horse-and-car. Another time he lifted a rail of turf by catching the car by the back shafts. He supported the car while a wheel was being put on it. In Ballymalis there were two good swimmers, named Dennis Collins and Daniel Leary. Both of them swam about half-a-mile of the river Laune. Daniel MacCarthy from Gurteen, and Timothy Quirk from Ballymalis were
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymalis, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballymalis, Co. Kerry