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School: Nurney (roll number 16345)

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Nurney, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Ó Buadhcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0780, Page 139

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  2. Wrestling

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    Wrestling was a very rough game. The wrestlers wore nailed boots with steel plates on top They kicked each other on the shins and often a wrestler was badly injured
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  3. Weaving

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    Weaving was carried on pretty largely. There was a colony of weavers living in the "Old Gardens" opposite the shop in Nurney. They went to the yard of a Mr. Ennis every day to work. There is not a house in the Old Gardens now.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
      2. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Bohan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Stephen O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nurney, Co. Kildare