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School: Camross, Mountrath

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Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 426

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    Should the ball be caught when struck by the "Den player" then all are out.
    Again a Den Player who succeeds to make a round of the rectangle without being struck with ball, he can bring in a player who may previously be out.
    This game resembles Baseball, which I myself saw played in Croke Park some years ago.
    But in my early youth that is 1899 or so it was very common in the district of "Grean" in Co, Limerick
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P.J. Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camross, Co. Laois