1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballinacliffy

School: Ballinacliffy

Location:
Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 118

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 118

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballinacliffy
  2. XML Page 118
  3. XML “Weather-Lore”
  4. XML “Local Heroes - Strong Men”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  2. Local Heroes - Strong Men

    Share Share Post
    John Fox, Smith, Ballinacliffy Glasson was a very strong man about thirty years ago. He was able to lift a big horse in his arms and throw him on the ground when he was working in the forge and he was able to carry the anvil in one hand.
    This is over two cwts.
    Every one of his sons was very strong also. An uncle of Bill Fox who now lives in Ballinacliffy was very strong also. One day he was in the fair of Ballymahon
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Rushe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Bill Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath