School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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- XML “The Killarney Football Club”
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- About fifty years ago a dozen daily papers were distributed in Killarney. Up to that the popular weekly papers were "The Weekly News" and "The Nation." the first daily papers were "The Freeman's Journal," "The Cork Examiner" and the "Cork Herald."
- Collector
- Eilís Ní Chíaruisghe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockeenduff, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Díarmuid Ua Cíaruisge
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockeenduff, Co. Kerry
- The first Killarney football club was established in 1872. From the 1st of October to the 1st of March £3.10 was paid for the use of the field. Nothing but a goal counted in those days. The players paid one shilling each as everyone was anxious to play.