School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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- Matthew Fitzsimons was a very strong man. He lived near Virginia, but we had him hired.
One day, he carried a plough on his shoulders 1000 yards up across the hill.
Another time, he carried a two cwt bag of meal from Fox's (half a mile away) up to our house without leaving it down. There was no road there that time, and he had to go across a river with it
He often carried barrels of oats long distances.
He afterwards went to Scotland and died there.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Cormac
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Druminiskin, Co. Meath
- About thirtythree years ago, my father walked from a mile below Bailieboro, to the havest in Dublin. He stayed above three weeks, and on a Sunday morning he thought of coming home. He walked into Malahide, and back to Dublin & then started for home. It took him 15 hours to walk 60 miles
