School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 366
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- Jim Miggan, Kildlkey, Athboy is a champion weight thrower also a long jumper, high jumper and all round athlete. He has won fame in Ireland, America and England. His last victory took place in England where he defeated one of her best at weight throwing.
James Connell, Derrylangan, Athboy was known to have been able to lift a horseload of hay along with the cart. No man in Ireland could compete with him.
Pat Cormack, Martinstown, Athboy lifted a bag of oats holding six bushels and carried it about a quarter of a mile for a shilling. There once lived a powerful man in Bridge St., Athboy named Patrick Duff. At this time the mills were owned by people named Cassidys. A man brought a sack containing forty stone of wheat to the mill, and Pat Duff was working there. The man asked for sacks to divide the wheat before bringing it into the mill. But, Cassidy said that he could find a man to bring in the forty stones.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Frank Cusack
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
