School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 306
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago hurling and football used to be played. The teams that played were Clonmore and Lismacaffrey. The best fifteen men were picked out on each side.
There was a committee of three. These three picked the best fifteen to play the match. The match was played in the cricket field in Coolamber. It was played between two townlands Clonmore and Lismacaffrey. The score was nine goals to six goals, Clonmore got nine and Lismacaffrey six goals.
The colour of the jerseys were blue and white and the Lismacaffrey colours were red and black.
Long ago football used to be played in the cricket field in Coolamber and Lismacaffrey Clonmore was the best at the football. About a hundred years ago the football used to be kicked from one townland to another.
- Informant
- Patrick Lestrange
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Correaly, Co. Westmeath
