School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Ballyroe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 360
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- (continued from previous page)in 1884. The games were played by all the young men of the neighbourhood collecting in a field after Mass and making a match amongst themselves.
Two leaders would call them in and start by saying:- Bolamurt, Tuigim leat,
And they would call every second man until their team was filled. The best players were always called first.
Then a middle aged respectable man would be chosen as referee. The ball was generally composed of a pig's bladder covered over with leather by a local shoemaker.
The Goal -Posts were composed of stones or the players coats left at each end of the fence. There seemed to be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Geraghty
- Other names
- Bridie Geraghty
- Bríghidh Ní Ghoireachthaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Eamon Ó Ghoireachthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
