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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
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Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 204

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    A Strong Man
    9th Dec; 1937
    About one hundred years ago there lived a very strong man in Granard, Co. Longford. His name was Patrick Monaghan, and he could carry a twenty stone bag of potatoes under his arm. He could hold a race horse in his hand, and run eleven miles in an hour. He could also carry a thirty five stone sack of oats up twenty steps of a ladder.
    Mary Kearney, age 13.
    Tromra, Granard, Co. Longford.
    Got from Mrs Mary Finnegan, Age 40.
    Tromra, Granard, Co. Longford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tromra, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Tromra, Co. Longford