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School: Granard (2) (roll number 14883)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Éaléod
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 154

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    Local Heroes
    The only local hero I know is a man called Mike Mulligan He is a famous weightlifter. He is presently engaged lifting timber in Tully.
    He is about sixty years of age and has been known to carry a timber crane on his back.
    He is very much stronger than the average man
    It is also know that a man called Joe Kilbride carried a harrow from Ballymore to his home in Coolarty a distance of two miles.
    He is not alive now.
    I got this information from Paddy Kenny who lives in Killeen and is seventy five years of age
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Paddy Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Longford