School: Ballintemple
- Location:
- Ballintemple, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 178
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- There was a man and he lived in Co. Cavan, named Billy Armstrong, he was a strong man, he was good at throwing stones, he could throw a stone 2lbs weight 100 yards.
Often other men made challenges with him in throwing stones, other onlookers often made bets which would throw the farthest, and he always threw the farthest.
- Collector
- Olive Cowan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Cowan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghaweely Upper, Co. Cavan
