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School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

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Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
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An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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    How footballs were made
    Barony: Costello
    County: Roscommon
    Related By: Mrs Downes, 80 years
    Address: Ballaghaderreen
    Written By: Louis Frain
    Address: Ballaghaderreen
    Age: 12 yrs
    Date: 4-6-1938
    Long ago there were no factories for making footballs but they were home-made.
    When an old donkey died it was skinned and the skin was tanned in a mixture of lime, water vinegar and washing-soda. Then the hair was pulled off the skin and it was taken to a cobbler. The cobbler used to cut it and sew it in the shape of a football cover.
    A cows or pigs bladder was used as a bladder of the football. There was air put into it with a goose quill. These
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Louis Frain
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Downes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon