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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 358

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  1. Hurling and Football Matches

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    Long ago people of Ireland had a very different way of playing games than now. Tipperary and Cork played the first All Ireland championships and Tipperary won it. They used to have no goalposts then, only hurling from one ditch to the other. There used to be twenty one men on each side. Tipperary and Kilkenny played the first match for the Railway Shiled in Carrick on Suir and Tipperary won the shield. There was many a good game played on and before that. They used a tan ball and the hurleys were the same as they use nowadays.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Commins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clobanna, Co. Tipperary