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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 278

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    miles around. A set of medals was given for the best team and Creewood won it.
    When they were playing they wore their own pance and green and gold jersies. Goal poasts were used painted in green and white stripes with a red tape attached to the two poasts.
    Seventeen men played on the team. The captain always picked the best of the men and put them on the team. The names of the men on the Creewood team were -
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    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
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath