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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 022

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    Long ago in this district there were great hurling matches played and one great match still remembered by the old folk here was a hurling match played eighty years ago between Castlebridge and Killisk, a place near the Ballagh about five miles from this village.
    The teams playing were Castlebridge and Killisk
    There were twenty men on each side and the teams were picked by tossing up a slate, wet on one side and dry on the other and calling out "Wet or Dry" just like we would say "Heads or
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Shortall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyboggan, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr John Keating
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford