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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 117

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    in 1929-30-31. They won a shield and a set of medals at Mullingar in 1932. Not until 1932 did they prove to be the all Ireland champions when they beat the Army Metro Team at the Tailtean Games in Dublin. For this they got a set of medals, each medal is about quarter of a pound weight and in in a padded case.
    The best and strongest man on the team is Patrick Gargan, Creewood, Slane.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mathew Halligan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath