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School: Dennmore

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Dennmore or Legganden, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Harriet Heaslip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0977, Page 163

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  1. Feats of Strength

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    In olden times the people were stronger than they are now. There was a man the name of Brady in Ryforth. He could carry a sixteen stone bag of meal in his teeth he could also carry a blacksmiths anvil in his teeth.
    There lived a man named James Maguire in Kiltain. He carried a box of bacon 5 cwts weight from a cart into a shop.
    In Upper Lavey (a) there was a man whose name was John Reilly. He was a great man at pulling tugawar. A horse was traced to him at one time and the horse was not able to pull him.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Heaslip
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moher, Co. Cavan