School: Ballyline, Callan (roll number 14395)
- Location:
- Baile Uí Fhloinn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Máire Nic Craith
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- (continued from previous page)challenge to decide which team was the better either by fair or foul means.
All players and followers came prepared for a row but the police got word and came on the scene - also the parish priest.
The game started with 21 men aside, but it was not long until the row started and some players were knocked out.
The police and priests interfered and took up the ball so that finished hurling contests between the two rival counties for years afterwords.
As I was hurling on the green between Kilmanagh and Killeen.
And sure I crossed the big spalpeen. The shape and make of long ago. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Lorcáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Baile Uí Chlúmháin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Patrick Commins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 66
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Baile Uí Chlúmháin, Co. Chill Chainnigh