School: Termonfeckin
- Location:
- Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 123
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- Horse Racing on Termonfeckin Strand was a favourite sport and held annually. It was a good strand for horse racing but was discontinued owing to lack of funds.
The game of Cricket was played on Baltray meadow before Golf was introduced.
Dancing at Crossroads was a favourite pastime but the late P.P. put a stop to it.
- "Keening" or what is commonly termed the 'Irish Cry' was discontinued in this district about 50 or 55 years ago. It took the form of a lament over the corpse calling out the good points of the departed one, and singing and wailing alternately.
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