School: Willistown, Dunleer (roll number 7597)
- Location:
- Baile Bhuilí, Co. Lú
- Teacher: M. Ó Liatháin
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Hurling & Football Matches.
Football practiced from ancient days.
Ball used was a twisted rope made of hay and sewn with a cord.
The game seems to have been played from fence to fence.
Hurling was sometimes played.
The hurleys were rough sticks made locally of ash branches. The ball was a round lump of furze root.