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School: Castleplunkett (roll number 15545)

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Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0245, Page 117

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    (continued from previous page)
    one would say,
    "Buailim ort".
    The other would say "Tigim leat".
    Then each man would call out his own side getting every second call like this.
    One captain would say "Béidh Tom Ruadh". The other would say "Béidh Micky Taidhgh" and so on. There might be a hundred men on each side. AS others came they would join with one side or other. They were all great, strong, bromachs of men and it must be fun to see them. They used rush one another like bulls and they could be heard roaring a mile away. They used play the whole Sunday from after mass time to dark night. As a finish some one man would take the ball and try to carry it
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    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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Dómhnaill
    Gender
    Male