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School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 579

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    bring home the ball would have the the match won. A man named Johnney Kinnane brought home the ball and so Kilmurry won.
    The teams were dressed in flannel drawers and Baineens. The hurling balls were made in the homes long ago. They used make the balls by burning round corks in the fire. Then they used to let them cool and they used twist woollen thread around them until they had a diameter of two and a half inches. Then they used cover it with chamois.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena O' Brien
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shandrum, Co. Clare