School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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- One night, about the close of the nineteenth century, a farm labourer named Sullivan attended a wake in the district of Newcastle, about four miles from Bailieboro. He remained at the wake till about 2 a.m. on the following morning and was returning home alone.
He was crossing a field, when his attention was attracted by the sound of a football being kicked in an adjoining field. On advancing to investigate he saw upward of forty men punting a football in a leisurely way around the field.
Sullivan, who belonged to a football club in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. J. Gaynor
- Occupation
- Journalist
- Address
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. an Chabháin
