School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 278
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- There were some men long ago in Duleek that could do great jumps and other things. There was a man of the name of Carr living a Beaumont, and he was called "Carr, the Wrestler". He was also a great runner, and he is said to have run one time from the Curragh of Kildare to the Hill of Bellewstown to the Races. That same time he was killed when tinkers were fighting, and he went to separate them. One of the women put a stone in a stocking and struck him on the back of the head, and it killed him.
He used to wrestle at a Race that used to be held on the Commons of Duleek.
One time he wrestled a man of the name of Reiley, from Wexford, and Carr won.
Another then he wrestled a man from England that was brought over to Ireland purposely to beat him, but he was able to beat them all.
Carr was a blacksmith and he used to work in a forge in the Carrs [?] and he used to run over to his work every morning, and back every evening.
- Collector
- Séumas Ó Gormáin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Railway worker
- Address
- Duleek, Co. Meath
