School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)

Location:
Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 238

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  1. James Pepper of Stonetown was a very stong man. In his time it was in large sacks all the corn was put. And for a bet he carried a forty two stone sack of corn up five flights of stairs, fifty feet high in Channonrock mill.
    John Crawley was born and reared in Killaney. He was a great weight thrower. He would attend at all sports for weight throwing. He was at Bernes mill in Killaney at a threshing some years ago, and a lot of boys' were trying to throw a half-cwt across the belt of the mill. But John Crawley took the half-cwt weight in his hand. He stood at the front of the mill and threw the half-cwt across the mill to the back. My father was with him when he did this.
    John Cassidy who lives in Mucker was a great mower. He would mow an acre of hay or corn in one day. Din Finn who lives in Stonetowm, was supposed to be a good dancer in his younger days'.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Kirk
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballakelly, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Cait Ní Circ
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballakelly, Co. Monaghan