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School: Clontubrid, Freshford

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Clontubbrid, Co. Kilkenny
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Siobhán Bean Uí Mheachair Tomás de Bháldraithe
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  1. Hurling and Football Matches

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    There used to be a football match in Kennedy's field in Rathbeaagh a long time ago. There were fifteen men on each side. The team that won would get a prize. The players were dressed in this way. They had football boots and thin clothes. The referee had a whistle and when any one would foul he would give a free kick to the other team. It was a big leather ball they had. It was parish who played against parish.
    They held a number of hurling matches also. It was not wooden hurls they had. It was a piece of tin shaped like a hurl. Parish hurled against parish. Sometimes it was townslands against townsland.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clone, Co. Kilkenny