School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)
- Location:
- Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Críodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 186
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- (continued from previous page)a large stone weighing three hundred weights to the town. He walked the entire distance and carried the stone on his back. He was also a powerful worker on the farm.Another of the same type was a man named McCarthy. It is said that this man carried two sacks of potatoes, one on each shoulder and walked with that weight from his home in Beech to Kilcrohane. He was marvellous for throwing heavy weights long distances and he won many trophies at local sports meetings.John Murphy, who lived in Bawn Gorm was one of the swiftest walkers that ever lived in the district. He is supposed to have walked from Cork to Bantry in nine hours and a half. While out with his hounds hunting rabbits one Sunday he, himself chased one of them and caught it, and in the run, he jumped over a deep wide tank in which the neighbouring farmers dipped their sheep.A powerful swimmer, who lived in this district was Captain Hutchins, who lived in Árd na gCaishil. On a Summer's day, he swam from his home(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Tisdall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Coakley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
