School: Rathdrum (B)
- Location:
- Ráth Droma, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: S. Ó Muirgheasa
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- Hurling and FootballThere was a match played locally in olden times between Newbawn and Barndarrig. There were twenty one men on each side. The teams were picked in this way, all the men of that place met at a crossroads the night before the match and picked the men, but they never did any practice before the match. The reason why they did not practice was, because they were all farmers sons and they had no time to practise. The team that won the match was Newbaun. The score was 3, 2 to 4, 5.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gerald Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Chomáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Informant
- Mr P. Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Chomáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin