School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Taur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)refused to pull his load, and failed to carry it,
over a steep hill at Glounakeel, situated in the
parish of Rockchapel in Co. Cork. Seán unharnessed
the horse, and pulled cart and load to the top of
the hill.
- "Another version"
Seán Burns was a native of Abbeyfeale Co. Limerick, he
was supposed to be a very strong man.
Once, two men were travelling from Abbeyfeale Co. Limerick with
a cart load of oats. one of the large sacks of oats fell
from the cart, and they were unable to replace it on the
load. At last Seán Burns who was travelling to
Abbeyfeale came, he caught the sack with one hand
and threw it on top of the load. (Told by James okeeffe Glashen
William O'Leary of Castleishon, in the parish of
Tullilease, Co. Cork, was also noted as a very strong
man, almost equal in strength to Seán, was out
riding on horse-back one day. He called at a forge to
get a coal to light his pipe. Seán Burns who happened to
be in the forge at the time, told the black-smith to
place the coal on the anvil, Seán took the anvil with
the coal on it to O'Leary, who caught the anvil and
lighted his pipe with the coal, having done so he returned(continues on next page)
