School: Cnoc na Manach, An Mhainistir Bhán, Cionn tSáile (roll number 1391)
- Location:
- Knocknamanagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dáithí de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0321, Page 102
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- (continued from previous page)Togher when the military gave up the chase. His future then was a rambling life of a quiet disposition. He often gave exhibits of jumping and running in the valley of Tracton. He was a great singer and his voice was melodious and the most popular song he sang was,My name is John Maher
I'm a man that loves pleasure
It's two dozen years since I first saw the light. A sportsman am I and of real Irish measure. I'm fully six feet and three inches in height.
I went as far west as a place called Cross Barry. And in Ballyheeda I was very well known and in Ballygarin like sweet Ballingarry and also in Tracton where the Abbey lies low.
- Sean Og De Barra and Bartholomew Noonan had a great contest of weight throwing and lifting. Bartholomew allowed Sean to excel him for a little while. At the end of the final contest Bartholomew threw Sean's weight(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Kidney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Minane Bridge, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Noonan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Minane Bridge, Co. Cork
