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School: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail

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Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 305

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    be from a horse that won noted races.
    The regulation ball was nine inches in diameter.

    There was bowling long ago also and a man named Dan Twomey was famous at that.

    Handball was a great game long ago in Barryscourt castle, and there was weight throwing here also; a man named David Fitzgerald from Woodstock was famed at that. The weight throwing used be played down at Rossmore and the bowling was played on the Middleton road.

    I got this form Mr. Keegan, Carrigtwohill.
    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
    Johanna Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigtohill, Co. Cork