School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- (continued from previous page)him and he threw the anvil at him. One day while Shown was on his way to town he met a man and the man asked him for a drive. Shown stopped the car and the man was opening the door when Shown caught him by the coat and lifted him in across the door.
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- Collector
- T. Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- W. Moore
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Seán Byrnes was passing through Co. Limerick. He chanced to go into a forge. There were great men trying their strength throwing an anvil up against a wall to know who would throw it the highest. They asked Seán to take a throw. He took the anvil in his hand and(continues on next page)
