School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

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1. Hurling and Football Matches (continued)

   

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   of the field and throw up the ball. The players would run in and would start with their hands to try and catch the ball and run with it in the direction of their own townland.
   Ballysaggart boys would try to bring it to Ballysaggart while the Ballyduff boys would tr to bring it to Ballyduff. The swiftest and strongest runner would almost always be the victor.
   Immense crowds would gather to witness the match but fair play was given to the players and the roads were kept clear for those who would be running with the ball. The ball could be kicked or fired from the hand.
   The victorious side was the side who got the ball into their own townlands. It isisally took half a day to play the game. The strongest and swiftest runners were chosen for the game.
   A man named Tom O'Brien, the Dennehys and the Clancys were famous in Ballysaggart. John Kearney and the Tobins of Ballyduff and Tobins of Lyre were famous. Johnny Tobin won against the Davins of Carrick at Cork sports in 1871. The players used be dressed in corduroy trousers and flannel waistcoats.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lizzie Daly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyduff, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   James Daly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   58

   Address

   Ballyduff, Co. Waterford