School: Kildalkey (B.) (roll number 867)
- Location:
- Kildalkey, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 084
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- (continued from previous page)throw a four stone weight fourteen yeards and lift it up with the little finger or in his mouth. Thomas McGauley was able to mow an acre of grass ina day wiht a scythe. Told by Mrs. Rispin, Ballybrittas, William Rispin.
- Kildalkey Local Heroes
Tehre are not many men noted as famous heroes.
Edward McKenna was a hero and he fought in the Boer War. He is now a marine dealer and he sells a great deal of delf. He has a war horn and he sounds it along the road. James Terrell was another great soldier. He is also a great walker as he walks four miles an hour. Some people in olden days walked six miles an hour. Patrick Cleary was a great mower as he would mow over an acre a day with a scythe. He was considered a great mower. He is dead and buried in Kildalkey cemetery. James Monaghan and John Farrell and John Griffith were also great(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bernard Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kildalkey, Co. Meath
