School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 02_044
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- (continued from previous page)came to the conclusion that it was the "Cóisthe Bodhar" they met.
- There was once a man living in Ballinderreen and every Sunday after his dinner he used go down to a place called Crosheen to see his sheep. This Sunday he went down to see his sheep and as he was going out over a high stile he looked down to see could he see his sheep. He saw in his field a crowd of boys kicking foot-ball. He ran down as quick as he could and he said in his own mind isn't far down the Ballinderreen team went kicking foot-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Galway
