School: Whitecross, Julianstown (roll number 3380)
- Location:
- Whitecross, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Criostóir Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 189
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- Johnie Hughes was a great swimmer he lived in Julianstown sixty years ago. Every Sunday he swam from Julianstown to Laytown in the Nanny River, two miles in distance. He never went in for a competition.
In the old forge at Julianstown Bartle Tiernan and his son worked. They made nails and spades and shovels and forks.
Mrs Newman used to spin yarn she lived in Shallon. Josh Maher was a great dancer. He won a cup at Drogheda.
Johnie Kennedy was a wrestler he could throw any man 12 st weight.
Thomas Rafferty was a famous thresher with a flail and a famous mower with scythe.
Terry Curran was a famous mower with a scythe.
Patrick Delany was a cross country runner.
- Collector
- Peggy Landy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Julianstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- John Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shallon, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Terry Curran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shallon, Co. Meath
