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School: Seana-bhaile (roll number 13889)

Location:
Shanbally, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0391, Page 099

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  1. Football of Long Ago

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    The people of Long Ago had a very different method of playing football from the way they play now. The teams which consisted of twenty one men lined up half way between the places from where the teams came from. The ball was thrown in and the teams rushed on it. Then they would kick it over hedges and ditches and the team to kick the ball home first would win the match. Captain Connor a big landowner of Ballybricken at that time was one of the leading men of this game in this Shanbally district.
    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
    Donal Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Coolmore, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Abraham Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56