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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

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Oilgate, Co. Wexford
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Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 273

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  1. A Famous Hurling Match

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    In the year 1864 a great hurling match was played at Ballyroe Glenbrian between Coolmain and Edermine. It lasted the whole day and Edermine were the winners
    At the end of every half hour they used to begin to fight and when they were finished fighting they would start to play again. They fought the whole way home that evening. Some of the players are alive but most of them are dead. Ever since that great day when the people come out of the church the Coolmains stand on one side of the road and the Edermine people on the other.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Neville
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaslaney, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Fortune
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaslaney, Co. Wexford