School: Carrigaline, Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Mhic Conchoille
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- Bowlplaying was the principal Game here long ago. It was played along the Mallow-Killarney road. The bowl used was an Iron one of from 24 to 26 ozs wt
Dick Fitzgerald of Lyreaoune who afterwards lived and died in Scrahanagullane, was reputed the greatest bowlplayer of 70 years ago.
A man named Linehan of Kingwilliamstown was called "The Bowler"
Another favourite game played was "casting" Casting = throwing a heavy stone as far as possibleVerses
Ar phósais fós a phóinín leasa
Níor phósas fós acht posfhad feasta
Cá bhfuil do spré a phóinín leasa
Tá sé thall ar thaobh an ghleanna
Ceithre bó buidhe is ceithre bó breaca
Colpa gabhar agus gabhair ar gleanna---------------------------------------------
Seo mo bhirín duit - Cad is birín dom
Birín beó, birín marbh
Má bfagann mo bhirín bás ar do dá láimh - bíodh go trom, trom ort.
Trom, trom, - cad tá ós do cheann?
- Informant
- J.C. Dineen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Hollymount, Co. Cork
- Informant
- J.D. O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
