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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cappamore

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0521, Page 236

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    contests were the blacksmith's sledge. The sledge was used by local gatherings, and it was also used at sports until lately, when the regulation hammer was introduced. A smith's anvil was commonly used by the stronger men, and many splendid throws were of this ponderous missile made in the district, and were never recorded in the annals of sport.
    Cappamore and surrounding districts boasted many splendid athletes, and did much in development of this branch in the County before the G.A.A. took control just fifty four years ago in 1884.
    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
    Peig Ní Dhubhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappamore, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Nóra Ní Chonghaile
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towerhill, Co. Limerick