School: Coillte Críotáin
- Location:
- Erris, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 414
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- (continued from previous page)People used play foot-ball in olden times. The best kickers were chosen. There were about ten in each team which used to be playing in my district. The ball was made of strong leather. The players wore light clothes and the two teams wore different clothes. There were two poles put down in the ground for goals.
- 2. There were football matches played in the townlands in olden times. The matches were played on a Sunday(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Tivnan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornaglia, Co. Roscommon
