School: St Canice's, Aghaboe (roll number 16939)

Location:
Aghaboe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Aine Ní Dhubhlaoigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 339

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    After studying for the priesthood for some time, he found he had not got a vocation, and he decided to become a doctor. The people of this district called him a hero ever after his great work. There lived in Ballacolla, a great man named Thomas Phelan. He was famous for weigh-lifting. It is said that he could lift a barrel of wheat without any help. The people tell also that he could wind the biggest tram of hay by himself. This man is now a few years dead. After his death, the fold of Ballacolla honoured him as a great hero.
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