School: Rochfortbridge (B.) (roll number 1122)
- Location:
- Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Rowan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 495
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“Once there was a person who lived in Necrew...”
Once there was a person who lived in Necrew and the people called him the Smasher Pollard. He went to wrestle a big Tom Geraghty from Oldtown. Pollard threw him out of the ring and he asked him in again for another turn and Geraghty told him he would wrestle a man and not a beast. It was said that Pollard had a jaw bown like a horse.Andy Doyle from Meedin was a good wrestler in his time. He wrestled Red Jim Lyster out of the Park.One time a cow got into a river and Big Tom Geraghty took a holt of her and lifted her out himself and said, " a cow aself is heavy."Tom Cambell from Piercetown could mow an acre of oats in a day with an old blunt scythe.Jack Tyrell from Rhode jumped a twenty five foot river.Old Mick Cunningham eat twelve salty fish for a shilling.Black Mat Geraghty from Oldtown was one of the best story tellers about(continues on next page)
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- Joseph Geraghty
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