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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 087

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    The hurling matches long ago are not at all like the ones now. Nowadays in the hurling matches there are fifteen on either side but then there might be 200 or either side. There was a field in Curraghbeg in the 18th century where the hurling used to begin.
    People used to walk
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    M. Sheehan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Currahchase, Co. Limerick