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School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

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Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 028

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    against another. Long ago in football matches there was no referee as the parish team that was able to keep on the longest won.
    Sometimes they used to make a football from hay and one parish would compete against another in kicking it across-country. Whichever parish kicked it over the boundry won.
    Josephine Flanagan.
    Informant - Patrick Flanagan, Whithall, Castlepollard.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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