School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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it with cold water. When it is washed enough they put salt on it and makes it into bars and small prints.My mother told me all this information she is thirty six years old.
Katie Smyth Coolcor, Granard.
- 416Local Heroes.
There were not many strong men in my district in years gone by. It is said that a giant named Clifford threw a stone from Granard and it landed in Bernard Mulligan's field of Aughnacliffe a distance of about six miles. The stone is about 3 ton weight and it is to be seen yet. Edward Kilbride carried a harrow on his back from Aughakilmore to Coolarty without taking it off his back. The harrow was about 10 stones weight and the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Harry Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Longford
