School: Lusmagh
- Location:
- Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Ó Floinn
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- 1. Strong men
Bernard Gallagher used to carry forty stone of wheat on his back up steps to a loft.2. Quick walkers
Paddy Kelly walked to Nenagh a distant of 20 miles for a grey-hound and was back that night at 12 o clock. He did it about 30 years ago.3. An old woman Mrs Martin used to go milk her cows two miles across the bog over near All-Saints and carry home a can of milk on her head and she niting a sock on her way home.- Collector
- James Sullivan
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