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School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

Location:
Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Gharaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 083

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    learned to kick football. He kept practising till he was eighteen then he got into Annaduff team.
    Then for his good behaviour and activity he was picked to kick with County Leitrim and with this team he made great progress. In the year 1928 when all the good footballers were picked out of 32 counties to kick for Ireland he was one of the seventeen that were picked to play against America in the 1929 in Croke Park.
    It was here that John took the honours for scoring the winning goal for Ireland that beat America. He also scored one point.
    He is now foremost in Soccer and he kicks with Longford and is paid £2 10s 0d a week.
    He has fifty medals for kicking football.
    Life saving
    Aimn
    Maíre Ni Garoid "An Grainán" Dromod Co Liathroinn
    Feat
    Saved a child from drowning in 1920
    Place
    Stephen's Green Dublin
    How
    Caught the urchin's hair as she was moving off the side of the pond when she was a yard out.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Newton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Tommy Newton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim