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1. Local Heroes - Matty Mullane (Strong Man)

   

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   (Note:- Dawstown is in the parish of Blarney, in the Co. Cork.)
   A very strong man lived in Dawstown about fifty years ago named Mattie Mullane. He was noted all over the country for his great strength. One time a horse refused to pull a load of potatoes out of a ploughed field. He took the horse from the cart, put the ridge-band on his own shoulders, and succeeded in pulling the load out of the field.
   Whenever a row started in a public-house, the owner would only have to say, "Here is Mattie Mullane!" and the house would be cleared instantly.
   On one occasion he brought a cart axle and a pair of wheels on his shoulders from the forge, a distance of a mile across country.
   He once saw a fox coming towards him. He lay in wait with

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   Tom Hallissey

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   Baile na Cágaí, Co. Chorcaí

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   Mr D. Hallissey

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