School: Christian Bros., Drogheda (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ó Siordáin
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- Football and Hurling1. About sixty years ago there was a game of foot - ball played at Killineer.
2. The compeiting teams were Tullyallen and Dunleer.
3. The captains were Tom Lynch and Phillip Caufield.
4. The fastest men were chosen.
5. Tullyallen won.
6. The players wore football jersies and long tight pants.
7. The ball which was made of leather was packed tight with hay.
8. It was made at Tullyesker.
9. There used be sticks markeng the pitch.
10. The ball was about the size of a size five foot - ball and was as hard as a hurley ball.