School: Naomh Bríghid, Blackwater (roll number 7036)
- Location:
- Blackwater, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 014
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- Quite close to Mr. Belvin's cottage lived a small farmer named Frank Cosgrave.
This Frank Cosgrave performed a feat that must be placed in a special niche e.g.
He on one occasion smoked (in one smoke) a pound of tobacco for the wager of one gallon of whiskey. Mr. Belvin says it took place at Brien's of Upton a house outside the village of Kilmuckridge some two miles to the north of Ballyvaldon. Here is how it was done : He procured a tea-pot and broke up and prepared the tobacco. He smoked through the pipe but every alternate 'draw' was 'in' which quickened the consumption of the fill, to a great extent.The same Frank Cosgrave, my informant tells me, carried 40 Stones of Wheat for a length of some twenty yards.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Belvin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Ballyvaldon, Co. Wexford
