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School: Gleanntán

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Glounthaune, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 131

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  1. Hurling and Football Matches

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    Long ago when hurling was played, the players used to kick the ball from one parish into another. There used to be about fifty players on each side. There used to be a fight generally in trying to get the ball. When the teams were picked, the crowd was divided into two halves, and the leader of each side picked. Each player wore coloured stockings, and each townland had a special colour of its own. Hurling was played in this district in former times. Bowling was a great pastime in this district long ago, and the boys used to play bowling on every road they walked on.
    Mary O Leary
    The Highlands
    Glounthaune
    Co. Cork
    Told to me by my father Florence O Leary aged 50 years
    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
    Mary O' Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glounthaune, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Florence O' Leary
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50