School: Clonlara
- Location:
- Cluain Lára, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Heoghanáin
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A favourite game was 'Hurling Home' and it was a most exciting game. Two neighbouring teams would meet in a field equal distance from both villages such as Killane and Clonlara and they would meet in Macks hurling field near near Cappakee Hill. The ball would be thrown in and the game would start over ditches and hedges through bogs and marches each team trying to bring the ball home and and immense crows of spectators cheering them on.
It may take the whole summer to decide one of those matches as night would fall before they would be near home.
Kitty Galvin
My parents gave me this information.
(1) Tom Galvin,
(2) Canal Bridge, Clonlara, Co.Clare
(3) Age 50
(4) Engine Driver
(5) Offaly
(6) _______________
