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School: Rathdrum (B)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
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S. Ó Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0919, Page 076

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  1. Hurling and Football Matches

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    The football match of one hundred years ago was called as it is now the "Avondale" team and the playing pitch of that times was Avondale Lawn. The matches played principaly of that time were between Avondale and Avoca. The latter known as the Copperheads. There were twenty one men on each team. There were some very heavy contests between those two teams The players themselves picked the teams as there were no G.A.A. committees at that time.
    The football matches of those years were played between parishs. The players between many were Peter Gahan as I am told was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygannon, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr William Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygannon, Co. Wicklow