School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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1. Hurling and Football Matches (continued)

   

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   with this would carry the ball to the ditch or perhaps into the next field.
   The spectators would keep count of the scores. there was no referee.
   Football
   A football match was played in 1882 in Patrick Burns' meadow, Corrinshago between Castleblaney and Clontibret. There were 21 players on each team. There was no charge for admission. Nearly all the spectators stood on the road.
   The game was strongly contested. On one occasion while two players were making an effort to secure the ball beside a drain, one of the Clontibret men named King shouldered a Blaney man and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Frank Mc Quade

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   James Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   York Street, Co. Monaghan