School: Tinateriffe, Cappamore (roll number 7569)
- Location:
- Tinnatarriff, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Uí Riain
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- A man named Billy Ryan who lived in Tineteriffe was a great walker.
Every Saturday he started off for Limerick with a twenty stone coarse bag. In this he brought any message the neighbours wanted and arrived home before dark.
The distance walked was 13 miles to & from.John Ryan Dine used to walk to Rathkeale & back again in one day when he went there to fairs. The distance was about 23 miles.
He was also able to dig a quarter of bane in two days. He was a very poor man and reared twelve children on five acres of poor land. Although he worked hard he lived until he reached the age of 96 & died this year 1938.
In Cappamore was a man named Fly Berkery who could jump over three horses standing side by side.
- Informant
- William Ryan King
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Tinnatarriff, Co. Limerick
