Scoil: Baile an Londraigh (C.) (uimhir rolla 14306)

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   “Football matches in olden times were often played with two furze bushes as goals...”

   

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   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   a ball a slitter - made of leather and hurleys. The ball was covered with skelp. Four holes were made in the field - getting the ball into a hole was called "Runny." Four played - three against one - and by counting a game was scored.

   Handballers. John Cronage Tommy Fleming - (Ballylanders) Tom Hayes (Spittal Ballylanders) and Johnny Walsh (Ballylanders.)

   High Jumpers James Lyons (Labbamologga)
   Thomas Carney Griston (Ballylandest.)

   In a Programme of a sports field held in Ballylanderss about fifty years ago - (the Programme is still in Pat Hannon's possession) the names of the competitors and the colours in which they were dressed are given.

   Here is an example:-

   Seventh Event: 220 yards.

   1st Prize. A splendid fishing rod (Presented to the committee by Rev: Father Barry C.C.)

   2nd Prize Breakfast Cruit.

   1 F.B. Dineen pink and white.

   2 P. Hannan white and gray

   3 Thomas Guiry blue and white

   4 John Rice -

   N.B. Pat Hannan won 1st Prize and F.B. Dineen won second.

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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   Topaicí

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      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Pat Hannan

   Inscne

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