School: Cloichín an Mhargaidh

Location:
Clogheen Market, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Teacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 390

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  1. A man named Ned Burke was known as the best singer around in the district. It is said that men came from Clonmel and others towns to compete with but none of them could beat him.
    Dan Kelly's brother was a great cyclist and won every thing that was going. Men came from all parts of the district to take him up in a race and he always won the races.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A man named Thomas Lonergan was the strongest man in the parish. He could lift weights, and big stones and irons. There is a stone in Shanrahan grave-yard and men came from all round the district to lift the stone but none of them could lift the stone only Thomas Lonergan. He lived in the Bella and he died ten years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Clogheen, Co. Tipperary