School: Carrowreagh (roll number 15220)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Elizabeth Benson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0046
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- About 42 years ago there was a famous football team in Bunninadden. This team started kicking first in a field in Ballinaghlough.
When the team was selected and affiliated they went under the name of The "Emmets". They wore jerseys green caps and white tights. They kicked for county honours which was a set of medals and they won quite easily that year and was a runner up the second year and lost at Colloney by a small margin. Too much drink was the cause of their defeat. In days their names rang over the country in song and story.
"Here is one verse.
Hurrah for Bunninadden and their gallant football team.
The can easily be distinguished for the wearing of the green.
They styled themselves the "Emmets" from that hero stout and brave,
Who died upon the gallows tree,
Before he'd live a slave."
- Informant
- Michael Gardiner
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shancarrigeen or Oldrock, Co. Sligo
