School: Béal Átha Grean (roll number 9820)
- Location:
- Ballyagran, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Cuill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)and stayed at Greens next door to the School. He had a bundle of rods for his faction. Whatever happened they did not turn up and the old fellow stayed above in the loft until the fair was over and the opposing faction gone.They also tell of a fine strapping stranger at the fair of the Well who on being asked what faction he was with said, toying with his ash plant "oh I only came for a puck about".
- The great Race Day for this district and for all places for 20 miles around was the Race Day of Banogue. Races were held on an ideal course near Banogue, Croom.
- Cross Country matches were common. A football match then meant taking(continues on next page)
