School: Baile an Londraigh (C.) (roll number 14306)

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

   

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   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.

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   1. gníomhairí (~1)
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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Pat Hannan

   Gender

   Male