School: Mercy Convent, Newtownforbes (roll number 8546)
- Location:
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. M. Brainín
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- (continued from previous page)hours struggle Clonguish won by one point. They got a grand set of medals for winning that match and my father showed me the one he got.
Another time they played Drumlish in a field that is now owned by Mr McGarry and when the final whistle went Drumlish were one goal in the lead. Clonguish went up to Killoe to play for a set of medals and after a hard fight Clonguish won by one point. Killoe disputed the point and so Clonguish agreed to a replay. The relay was fixed for the Castle Lawn. Before a very large crowd Clonguish defeated Killoe by the big score of four goals nine points to one point.
The team consisted of seventeen players, there was a goalkeeper and the other sixteen were in lines of four. they wore white jerseys with the letters -
- Collector
- Annie Toher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Mac Garry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
