School: Cnoc an Teampoill (C.), Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Freemount, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Bean an Bhreathnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 308
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- HurlingIn former times, "scuaibin" was played, and twenty one men were on each side. The hurlies they used long ago were every kind of a stick whit a turn in it. the balls were made of thread and sewn with horse hair. Hurling was played between two parishes in olden times. The ball was thrown up centre ways and which ever side would hurl the ball into their own parish would win the day,. Hurling and football matches were played locally between two districts. The big games were played between parishes. The winner of the games were whoever kept the ball in their own parish. The ball was put in the bounds ditch between two parishes. The ball was made of horses hair by the people themselves. Handball was also played. There was an alley in which the handball was played in Freemount. There was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah O Donoghue
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybahallagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Denis Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glanycummane Lower, Co. Cork
