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School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

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Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 317

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    work in the fields and came in about 10 and had a plate of porridge for breakfast and for dinner bacon and cabbage and potatoes. On feast days they had fowl for dinner. They had porridge for breakfast and supper. About 60 or 70 years ago there was no tea and the people had not much milk.
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  2. Hurling Match

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    There was a hurling match between Ossory and Upperwoods held in a field given by Captain Belton of Peafield. It was on December 19th 1790, There was no goal posts at the time. They hurled from ditch to ditch. The ball at that time was composed of
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lowran, Co. Laois