School: Ballyline, Callan (roll number 14395)
- Location:
- Ballyline, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Nic Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0854, Page 071
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- (continued from previous page)challenge to decide which team was the better either by fair or foul means.
All players and followers came prepared for a row but the police got word and came on the scene - also the parish priest.
The game started with 21 men aside, but it was not long until the row started and some players were knocked out.
The police and priests interfered and took up the ball so that finished hurling contests between the two rival counties for years afterwords.
As I was hurling on the green between Kilmanagh and Killeen.
And sure I crossed the big spalpeen. The shape and make of long ago.
- If you have only a goat be in the middle of the fair.Poor are they that have not patience.Speak correctly if you speak at all.Unless you strive you cannot succeed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Lorcáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballyclovan, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Patrick Commins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 66
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyclovan, Co. Kilkenny
