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School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)

Location:
Fraine, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 112

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    are now e.g. Frayne had black and white.
    The refereeing was done as it is now.
    The ball was the same as it is now.
    There were goal-posts used but there were three of them, one was the goal-post and another was the point post.
    Hurling was not played in my district because Fraine had no hurling team they hurled with Athboy.
    The hurleys were the same as they are now
    They were made by the players.
    The outdoor games played locally were:- Hurling, Football and Handball
    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
    Seán Mag Fhearghail
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fraine, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Gurl
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fraine, Co. Meath