School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)

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   Coomanore were great at hurling, and John Lyons. Ards, was a great man at football.

   Johnny Regan, Inchiclough was a great singer. He used to sing "An cailín deas crúidhte na mbó", and "Jimmie, mo mhíle stór." Jim O'Mahony, Moulakieve and Eugene Owen O' Sullivan, Coomleigh, were great story-tellers. Mark Cronin, Droumclough was the best man in the district for the hop - step - and jump, also for the high jump. He often won fame on many sport fields. He is now the Champion of Munster.

   

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   In former times, there lived several strong men in the district. Chief among these was one named Dan Sullivan, a farmer, who lived in Coomleigh. He could lift the heaviest weights and carry them long distances When the Bantry Town hall was under construction, he brought

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Tisdall

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bantry, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Coakley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   76

   Address

   Bantry, Co. Cork