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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

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Oilgate, Co. Wexford
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Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 276

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  2. A Great Hurling Match

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    One time there was a great hurling match held in Ballyroe in the Parish of Glenbrien between Coolamain and Edermine
    The goals were different towards the ones today. The match started on Saturday and lasted all day. It was said to be the roughest match that ever played.One of the teams scored and the other team began to fight. They fought for an hour or so. They had no hurls but big lumps of sticks
    There were twenty men on each side. Aidan Sutton was the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Ennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tomlane, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Ennis
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tomlane, Co. Wexford