School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)
- Location:
- Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodha
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- About one hundred years ago in this district a very popular game amongst the young men of the country was one called Shoulder-stone throwing. I myself have seen some of these shoulder stones beside the ruins of an old mud-wall cabin which in other days was the property of a family called Duffy - the ancestors I am told of a famous Catholic book-seller in Dublin whose establishment is now in Grafton Street. This house I believe was the gathering place of the young men of the country on a Sunday after-noon and the contest was to decide which amongst them could throw the stone the longest distance.They had also another game which was I believe something like the present contest sometimes found at athletic contests through-out the country, and that is slinging the 56lbs across a bar. These(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peig Ní Loingsig
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnadarragh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Tomás Ó Dubhthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnadarragh, Co. Monaghan
