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School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)

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Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
Teacher:
M. Ní Laighean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 117

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  1. Local Hurling and Football Matches

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    About eighty years ago there was a hurling match in the middle park at Lisduff between Grogan Parish and Clonmore Parish. There were twenty men on each team.
    There were no goals in those days. They used to hurl from ditch to ditch and when the ball would go over the ditch it was counted a goal. No points were counted.
    There were no uniforms then, and the boys used to hurl in their bare feet. They had crooked sticks which the called hurleys. A man from each parish acted as referee so there were two referees for each match.
    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
    Martha Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmeen South, Co. Laois
    Informant
    David Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmeen South, Co. Laois