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Footy's Bridge
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53.4953, -7.17435latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1836 |
Footy's Br
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| 1836 |
Footys Bridge
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Desc. Rem.:AL (Porterstown Cooke)
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| 1937/38 |
Footys Bridge
Footys Bridge on the Royal Canal is belonging to Coralstown parish. It takes its name from Footy a great wrestler who once lived there. In later years a man name Connor lived close by. He was called Footy Connor and he was also a wrestler and he walked to the Phoenix Park on one occasion to meet his man. He was also a shoemaker by trade. When he was in want of leather he was often known to walk to Dublin for his supply and carry it home on his back a distance of forty five miles and could do
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BNS 0730, 068
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| 1937/38 |
the Footy's Bridge
Less than one hundred years ago many families lived on the road from Riverstown Mill to the Footy's Bridge.
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BNS 0727, 354
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