School: Killmallock Convent School
- Location:
- Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Dimpna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)set of rules.The first match played locally under G.A.A. rules was played in Kilmallock 50 years ago between Ballingaddy and Gormanstown, Ballingaddy winning by a point. The hurleys were home-made, ash being the wood most favoured. The ball was much heavier than the one used to day. I think it weighed 8 or 10 ounces. There are only six members of the Ballingaddy team alive to day, William O'Shea, Paull Barrett, and David Bourke - the other are in America. When shall we see their likes again.In those days there were other amusements, such as hand-ball, bowling, weight-throwing, running and jumping. It was no unusual sight to see the men at the cross-roads in the evenings weight-throwing (popularly called "casting"), others would assemble in some field and try each other's mettle at running and jumping. In the united Parishes of Kilmallock and Ballingaddy there were some celebrated Athletes notably, Larry Roche, the Feore Brothers, and Willliam O'Shea. John Flanagan was world champion weight-thrower, and Frank O'Brien scarcely less famous.
- Collector
- Maureen Sheedy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Sheedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
