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School: Cúl Seachtaine

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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 091

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    on a certain day and they had a competition. Then the seventeen best men were picked.
    They had no special suits like now only their plain clothes. Sometimes they had no ball only one they made themselves from a bag.
    Hurling was played the same as now but they had no hurls only sticks out of the ditch
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kathleen Oates
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gardenstown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Oates
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Gardenstown, Co. Roscommon