School: Colthurst, An Bhlárna (roll number 6717)
- Location:
- Blarney, Co. Cork
- Teacher: S. Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 169
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- (Note:- Dawstown is in the parish of Blarney, in the Co. Cork.)
A very strong man lived in Dawstown about fifty years ago named Mattie Mullane. He was noted all over the country for his great strength. One time a horse refused to pull a load of potatoes out of a ploughed field. He took the horse from the cart, put the ridge-band on his own shoulders, and succeeded in pulling the load out of the field.
Whenever a row started in a public-house, the owner would only have to say, "Here is Mattie Mullane!" and the house would be cleared instantly.
On one occasion he brought a cart axle and a pair of wheels on his shoulders from the forge, a distance of a mile across country.
He once saw a fox coming towards him. He lay in wait with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Hallissey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dawstown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr D. Hallissey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Dawstown, Co. Cork
