School: Coill an Easbuig (Bishopswood), Dundroma
- Location:
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 220
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- Josephine Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
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- Mrs D. Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Local Heroes
A Stron Man
Michael Buckley, Cappawhite, was a very strong man. He could lift a cwt weight with one hand and he could throw it over a wall about eleven feet, He could walk a long distance with one cwt weight in each hand.
