School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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  1. Tom Toole is a very strong man. He would carry a cwt weight any distance.
    Fred Thompson would carry 2 carts of flour 2 miles without getting a rest.
    It is that Mr. O'Neill would carry or hold a car wheel on his lip. He was the strongest man in all Ireland.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
      2. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas P. Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
  2. I caught a parrot and he used to talk. He told about the cook that she didn't know how to cook his dinner. "Oh" said she "what a bold fellow you are".
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  3. The swallow builds with mud and feathers. He builds in a "cow house". The "stone chatter"
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