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School: An Ghráinseach, Cluain Meala (roll number 7982)

Location:
Grange, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 069

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    Micil Riobárd was a great wrestler. No one ever knocked him. Mulcahys of Corabella had a meithiol reaping. some man in the meithiol was boasting about how good he was for wrestling. Didn't they send up to Flemingstown in the middle of the harvest day (about 2 miles) for Micil Riobárd to come down and wrestle him. Micil came down and he knocked him.
    There was a chapel long ago in the field where Mrs Ahern's cottage is in Clocully. It was called the chapel of Bally Gilibert.
    Note: The field is in the north west of the townland of Clocully.
    Thomas Walsh can speak Irish fairly well. No one else in the locality can speak it - even people of 70 years of age. He was born and lived all his life in the place.
    * He pronounced it "Roibeárd"
    See page 32
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Moancrea, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    88
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Durrow, Co. Waterford