School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
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- John Mangan was a famous weight thrower. He came from Kilmucridge Co.Wexford. He was a very prominent member of the Gael who held the worlds champion ship for many years. His record throw was twenty two feet across a bar.
Walter Hogan of no fixed abode . he was famous for long distance walking. He held the championship of England and Ireland for some time. His time was six miles per hour.
We also had a great Marathon runner who hailed from New Ross, Co. Wexford, his name was Murphy. He ran from Courtown strand to the Monument in Gorey and back a journey of six miles in forty minutes.
We also had a great pugilist in Wexford named James Roche who fought many a victorious fight. he held the champion-ship of Ireland for some short time. As middle-weight champion he defeated John L Sullivan and William Squires and several others, till at length he was defeated by Thomas Burns in March
17th 1908.
- Collector
- Rosaleen Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Gortland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
