School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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"Strong men" .
Once upon a time a man lived in Quin whose name was Andy Heffernan .he belonged to the police in Dublin.One day they had a tug-of-war there and as Andy was so strong they put him at the end of rope.The team that was against him was very strong,but the others pulled them in all directions.only for Andy Heffernan they would have been beaten .
Another strong man was Denis Coady who used to lift a thirty stone roller which was used for rolling the grass by the monks in Quin abbey long ago.
- Collector
- Mary O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Dan Clune
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Quin, Co. Clare
- "Fast Runners"
At the sports in Quin long ago a many the name of Howard from Tullas used to compete every year .One year he was challenged by a man named Mack from Quin .The two of them ran the two mile race but Mack won by a yard and(continues on next page)
