School: Cnoc an Éin Fhinn (Birdhill) (roll number 13991)

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   saw a large crowd of men about a half a mile ahead of him. They assembled in a field which was then owned by the late Mr. White of Killaloe and in his curiosity he waited for a while to see what they were about to do and after a few minutes he saw forty two men stripped off and they commenced a hurling match which was something similar to the hurling nowadays. After about ten minutes play one side scored a goal. My father was very interested in the game and he stayed there watching them. One of the players hit the ball in his direction and it landed on the railway and one of the players came out after it and he saw my father standing on the ditch and soon after a while one of the players got injured and my father was called on to take his place. He went in and hurled with them and wehn the match was over my father's side were the victors. Then a band entered the field and played the victors to the foord at Mrs. Hayes house. The band and victor's turned back and my father came on his way home until he came to Killaloe cross

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Teefey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coosane, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Michael Teefey

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   54

   Occupation

   Railway worker

   Address

   Coosane, Co. Tipperary