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School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

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Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Seosamh; An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 420

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    There are a number of heroes and heroines around Dunhallow, who are well known also. Some of these are popular both at home and far away.
    Doctor O'Gallaghan, a native of Derrygallan, Kanturk, Co. Cork was one of the greatest and the most popular of the local heroes. He was a very strong man, and was Ireland's famous weighthrower, and Champion of the world. He was an Olympic Athlete, and also a great jum-per. He won fame for Ireland in many lands far across the seas.
    He was the Champion hammer-thrower in the Olympic games for three years in succession. He was the first to raise the Irish flag in America. He was a Gaelic footballer and a very famous and popular boxer.
    Doctor O'Callaghan had two or three brothers, who were not as pop-ular as himself, but were famous for box-ing and weighthrowing.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr C. Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork