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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 465

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  1. The First Football Game

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    The first football match played in this district, that I heard of was between Knock, the neighbouring parish and Bekan.
    A man that was in England brought the football to this parish and after practising for about a year they said they would play against Knock. The field they played in belongs to Martin Grogan.
    They had four sticks about five feet long and these served as goal-posts.
    There were about eighteen players on each side and the referee was Michael Lyons. It is said that some players had tags on but I don't believe that. The match lasted for two hours
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo