School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Bearna na Gaoithe, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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- In olden times the people used to have cockfighting matches.
People of the country would rear fighting cocks. Ther would be a day appointed for the match and everybody who would have cocks would bring them there.
Everybody would have steel spurs on their own cocks. They would go to a lonely level part of the country. Then two(continues on next page)- Collector
- Chrissie O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garraí Ricín, Co. Chill Chainnigh