School: Dromina, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11262)
- Location:
- Dromina, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Daniel Hishon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 424
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- LOCAL HEROES
Paddy Mahony is the best weight thrower in the district at present. He won a prize at some meeting a few years ago because he threw a weight weighing two stone about a distance of twenty five yards. He is also a great artist. He drew the village of Churchtown on paper and painted every one of the houses the same colour as they are. He also put in all the roads exactly and it was like a photograph of the village.William O’Brien often walked to Cork when he was younger. He was still a great walker until lately when he met with an accident. He used to walk to work every morning about three miles and walk home every evening.He is also a great Irish step-dancer as are many of the old men in the district.Daniel Buckley of Ballindelanig, Churchtown is also one of the old Irish step-dancers. He is over seventy years of age.
- Collector
- Margaret Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Con O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynageragh, Co. Cork
