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School: Glin (C.) (roll number 3232)

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Glin, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 334

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    thousands of people would walk for miles to see that match.
    This was how it was done. A man would throw up the ball, on the boundary between the two townslands, and the two teams would rush in for it. The successful side would carry it off in their own direction. There were no prizes of any sort given, they just played it for the sport.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáitlín Ní Dhuilleáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glin Demesne, Co. Limerick