School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)

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2. Local Heroes - Strong Men

   

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   Dick Sweeney lived in Killea, townland of Killea, parish of Templemore, Co. Tipperary. He was a great weight lifter. Forty years ago he could carry a sack of flour under his arm like a handbag. He could carry two sacks of corn under his arm. He could carry a lot of weights and it was no load to him. He could also lift huge big rocks and with these rocks on his shoulder he could jump over blocks of timber two feet high.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Breda Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drom, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Con Murray

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drom, Co. Tipperary

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   Andrew Quinlan who lived in the townland of Kilcommon in the parish of Kilcommon was a great stone-thrower. He could throw a stone one hundred weight, thirteen yards. He was able to lift two sacks of potatoes, about five hundred weight. One time he made a bet against Tim Loughnane of the townland of Barnane in the parish of Drom, that

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