School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 058
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- Thomas Power who lives in the townland of Bilboa in the parish of Cappamore, in the County of Limerick is a champion plough-man. He is an agricultural labourer and has constant employment with Mr. P. K. Walshe of Bilboa, Cappamore. He is sixty years of age and still competes in Ploughing Matches.
In 1913 he competed in a ploughing Match at Mount Shannon near Limerick. The match was held in a field owned by Mr. Flannery. Tom Power competed against ten men, some of whom were James Flint of Bilboa, John Lane, Mr. Flannery and Peter Coffey. Tom worked a Howard Chill Plough and won First Prize.
He attended a match which was held in Cooneen, Cappamore, Co. Limerick in 1914. The competition took place in a field owned by Mr. Thomas Walshe. There were seven competitors and again Tom Power was First Prize which was a Howard Plough value £6-10.
In all, this ploughman won twenty first-prizes and five second-prizes. The following table shows of his wins:-(1) 1913, Prize £2-10. First Prize.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Smee
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Powers
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
