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School: An Clochán (C.)

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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
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Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 073

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    man at each goal-post with a book and pencil marking down the scores and when the match was over the results were read out and that was the way the refereeing was done.
    The ball was big and heavy which they used.
    There were goal posts used and a player would have to put the ball under the rope to make a goal, if it went out over it, it would count for nothing.
    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
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly