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School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:
Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0173

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  1. Football and Hurling Matches (continued)

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    goal posts. Tailor Curly was the best in the goals. Dee Mullen was a very good footballer.
    Hurling was seldom played in the district. A few of the boys played hurley in the fields with sticks.
    The Derroon's and Drumfin played a game of football in Andrew Baker's field and Batt Henry was referee. The game was never finished because Michael Douyghall and Tom Grady rose a fight and they all left the field.
    There was another game between Ballymote and Collooney in Dee Mullen's field. Pat Muldoon was referee. The game wasn't finished as Pat Grady and Michael Langhan fought.
    There were guards in the field
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo