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School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
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Eilís Ní Chathail
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  1. Hurling and Football Matches

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    The most important team the Sarsfields played against were the South Liberty team. They played against them in Limerick and both teams were well matched.
    The Sarsfields wore no shoes and they played with big strong ash hurleys and a leather ball about three times the size of the ordinary one. The most famous hurlers were Ned Reidy, Mick Fitzgerald, Mick O'Donnell, Mick Rourke and John Cahill was the captain of the team.
    The Ballycasey team and Kilmoreen team were playing on one occasion they met at a certain place and the Kilmoreen team carried the ball across country through hills and bogs and hedges back home with them a distance of three miles.

    Bridget O'Shea.
    William O'Shea,
    Ballyvareen. Age 48
    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
    Bridget O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyvareen, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    William O' Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Ballyvareen, Co. Limerick