School: Gleann na gCreabhar (Anglesboro), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)
- Location:
- Gleann na gCreabhar, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0514, Page 137
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“Football was the great game in my young days. The ball was not as round as it is now.”
(continued from previous page)reel and Ruaille Buaille. They were shoving one another and doing all kinds of tricks.They all made up for a gallon of whiskey after the match.I often heard of football being kicked from one townland to another with one side kicking the ball and the other side stopping it.The hurling ball used be made by a shoemaker. It was only a ball of thread covered with leather.
Handball was a favourite game also. The alley is the one still used in Anglesboro in the summer. The front wall is the wall of the bridge at The Cross. John Howard, Anglesboro, and Pat Howard were great players. People used come from Ballylanders and challenge the local boys. They used also come from Kilbehenny. They usually played for a gallon of stout. Frank Dineen of Ballylanders one of the founders of the G.A.A., Jim Kiely, and his brother Con used often come on a Sunday to play John Howard and the local lads. Those were the good old days.