School: Ladhar (B.), Bán-Tír (roll number 3269)
- Location:
- Lyre, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Halladáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 214
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- Many years ago the land between Lyre P.O. and the Broker's Cross was a flat plain covered with white coarse grass (Fionán). It was about 1/2 mile long by a 1/2 mile wide and football matches were played there frequently. On one occasion the Kilcorney men challenged the men of Lyre to play them there.When the day arrived a large crowd of Lyre people assembled on the plain and about 3 o'clock the Kilcorney men were heard coming across Carraig Cannon mountain. There were scores of them there and not a man wore a shoe or stocking. They kicked their ball on before them through ditches and hedges and mountains and a great cheer went up from the Lyre men when the first batch of Kilcorney men arrived on the field. There were a few older men on each side who arranged the rival teams for the contest. After a long delay and many arguments the Kilcorney ball was thrown in between the men by a stranger who came from Ballyclough.The excitement was terrible and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Donal Halliden
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- D Bowler
- Gender
- Male
