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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 251

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    eight feet high with point posts on each side nine feet wide. The outside posts were 16 feet high. A goal counted as five points. This rule was changed in 1912 when the numer of playes of a team was reduced to 15 and the side poing done away altogether. This is the rule up to this day.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Galligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Meath