School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- Hurling and Football Matches
The games that were played long ago were hurling and football. They had goalposts the same as we have now. The ball was made of corks with a piece of thread twisted round it. The hurls which they made themselves were got from the ash tree. There was some of them crooked and more of them straight. They shaped them themselves. They used to play the game any place they would get a piece of level ground. Anyone that was best skilled in the game would be called for a referee. Whichever side would have the most goals(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Corrabaun, Co. Galway