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School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

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Graigue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 118

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    “Mr Thomas Drake Oldcastletown Kildorrery Co. Cork kicked a foot-ball from Oldcastletown to Tankardstown...”

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    bushes. Pieces of sticks called spacks that were used to hit the ball in olden times.
    Another match was played in Ballyvisteen, Kildorrery Co. Cork between Co. Cork and Co. Limerick. The two counties were trying to carry home the ball and the people would have killed each other that day but that the ball broke.
    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
    Lewis Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork