School: Árd Aitinn
- Location:
- Ardattin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Muireadhaigh
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- In Ballynoe some 65 years ago a great football match was played between Ballon and Aghade. The teams consisted of 20 a side and there were no goal posts as we know them now.
At each end of the field were sticks arranged thus.
x pt x goal x pt x
There were four sticks and if the ball went through the middle two it was a goal and if it went on either side but between the sticks it counted a point. The match was very rough but no one was badly hurt.
The great player for Ballon was Cummins a native of Rathoe and the great player for Aghade was
Mr Paul Maher
Knocknalubred
Tullow
who is still alive.
