School: Taite Buí (Blackstaff)
- Location:
- Tattyboy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Mac Bhloscaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 307
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- "Giant" McHugh of Conrass, Inniskeen was the (best) strongest man in the country. He was 20 st weight. He was too big to do any work, he often lifted 7 cwts on his back. He could get under a loaded cart and raise all on his back.
James Conroy of Inniskeen was the best mower with a hook. He could mow 6 roods in the day.
James Conroy Mishish Inniskeen was the best mower with a scythe. He started to moaw at six oclock in the morning and had six roods cut at six oclock in the evening Meegan was the best runner. He won a race from Mullagh lane to the Post Office in Carrickmacross a distance of 5 Irish miles in thirty minutes.
The strongest man about here was a man called Meegan and he was known as "Hughie the ton man" of Mullagh, Inniskeen. He could get his shoulders to a cart with ten tons in it and lift it off th ground.
Thomas Dardis of Rocksavage was one of the best Wrestlers in Ireland. He won prizes(continues on next page)
