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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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    Long ago there used to be football played in a field beside our house called the Hitchestown field. The teams were called the Hitchestown team and Biddies team. There were seven men on each team.
    The match was played on a Sunday or on a holiday of Obligation.
    The match was played between two Parishes. The Hitchestown
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hitchestown, Co. Louth