School: The Downs (roll number 8875)
- Location:
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 181
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- There are many varieties of games played in this district.
The boys generally play football, handball, hurling, tennis and golf. During the summer when the weather is fine there are teams picked out to play against each other and when the teams selected win a certain number of games they receive medals or a gold or silver cup.
When the are playing football each team have a certain different coloured jerseys which is selected by the team.
In Winter they don't play football, because the weather is too bad and the fields are too wet and slippy.
They have ballalleys erected and they play handball. The girls play camogie in Summer and other games. The games long ago were hurling and football.
During the winter nights they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Michael Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
