School: Cratloe (C.)

Location:
Cratloe, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Ní Shitric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 133

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  1. The chief games long ago were bowling, hurling and football.
    Bowling was usually played along the road and often from one public-house to another.
    In Cratloe they used to start at Setrite public-house and go on to Ryan's public-house. They used go in there and take a drink each. Then they used come out again and carry on to Newmarket. They used go in there and take [?] drink and so on until they arrived at Ennis.
    There was also another match in Ryan's field between "Barna-mor" and the Cratloe Champion's and there was a song composed about it.
    The Cratloe gaels are a long time down and every body knows it too.
    But now we have a gallant team selected by "Barna-mor"
    They are as pluckly as I have seen and after a short training they will make a splendid seventeen.
    They haved conquered all the daddies and put them in good cheer.
    And ther'e going to affiliate the club for county Lawely next year.
    The first match that the rovers played it was in Ryan's field
    When they opposed the Cratloe boys and made champion yeld
    The scores bring small above them but that was no surprise
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Frost
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portdrine, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Soloman Frost
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portdrine, Co. Clare