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School: Gleannóg, Malla (roll number 9448)

Location:
Glannoge, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs K. Barrow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0363, Page 112

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  1. A Football Match

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    Long ago there were two famous teams in my parish. The teams were "Shanavoher" and "Lombardstown." The teams did not like oneanother. They played many matches together. A fight took place after every match the police had to be called.
    The final match they played was in Shanavoher about 50 years ago. The match was played in a field now owned by Denis Hanlon. The field is in the middle of a valley. At each side of the valley there were hundreds of people at each side of the valley. There were hundreds of people there. They were from the school going children to - the old age
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanavoher, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Danial D. Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanavoher, Co. Cork