School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 167
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- William Wiley called "Derry Walls" was a strong man. He was getting his house thatched. The man who was up on the roof was shouting for bundles. There was an ass there, and William Wiley took it and threw it up on the roof. He is dead now.Pat Ward of Tossy ran 1 mile in 8 minutes. When he was walking nobody could keep up to him. Pat Ward is dead now.Ketty McCabe of Tossy walked to Portadown in a day. She was in her bare feet. She also is dead.Eddie Gorman walked 18 mls in 4 hrs carrying a cwt of leather. He is a shoemaker and is still alive.James Geoghen jumped 6 ft over a rope. He could hold a raizor and jump back and forth over it. He would leave 17 or 18 shovels in a row. Then he would jump on the iron part(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harold Cuming
- Gender
- Male
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- Paddy Duffy
- Gender
- Male
