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School: Cnoc an Teampoill (C.), Ráth Luirc

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 310

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    until it was time to go home. They used be about six hours playing and there used be a score of about twenty goals at each side. This method was very rough and it was a terrible struggle to get the ball across a fence. The men were so strong they did not notice hard knocks and it was usual to have a good fight between the rival players for a finish.
    Hannah O'Donoghue, Ballybahallow
    Got from Denis Foley Glounecomane
    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
    Hannah O Donoghue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybahallagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanycummane Lower, Co. Cork