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School: Nutgrove (roll number 10126)

Location:
An Mullach, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Emily Ní Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 372

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    could take a plough from his own house to Kinegar a distance of over four miles.
    Tom Healy who lived in Craggs Borrig one Toynes died recently and was a noted swimmer. He could take another person on his back and jump off ten feet into the water and he could carry that person nearly a half a mile out on the water and leave him off there and then could swim five miles father on and could return back safely again.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Naughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duílis, Co. Luimnigh