School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Bun an tSábhairne, Corcaigh

Location:
Crosshaven, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Caitríona
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  1. "As strong as Philip Oscar Sisk", is a proverb current among the inhabitants between the Bandon River and the Owenabwee in Cork, which shows that after the lapse of more than a hundred years the fame of the great Crosshaven man is still alive.
    A man was asked. "What was Phil Sisk? and he replied, "He was a giant. That carriage there, was no more than a daisy in a bull's mouth to him. He could do anything that motal man ever did."
    From the descriptions of Phil Sisk as an old man, it is easy to reason that in his prime he must have been a being of extraordinary size and bodily strength. He was born at Fennell's Bay, Crosshaven towards the close of the eighteenth century, being the youngest of six sons. It happened when he was about fifteen years old there was a hurling match coming off in the neighbourhood and naturally of course
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss Mary Curtain
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Crosshaven, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crosshaven, Co. Cork