School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSiúr Proinnséas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)valley made famous by Gerald Griffin - "Oh sweet Adare of lovely vale thou soft retreat of sylvan splendour" - there is the well preserved Norman Castle of Cregane.
Deep in the fields near the shadow of the castle is the rose covered farmhouse where the seven Leahy brother were born Con, Pat, John, Jim, Joe, Michael, Tom. The most remarkable family of athletes that ever graced Irish track or fields.
'Twas an evening of a hurling match in Feenagh Co. Limerick that some boys put up jumping laths[?]. Amongs the Colemanswell team was a 17 year old boy Patrick(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Treasa Ní Ghráda
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Broghill South, Co. Cork
