School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)
- Location:
- Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr. Colmcille
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- (continued from previous page)into Mullingar. Written by Rita McCormack
Mary St.,
Mullingar.Collected from Jim McHugh
Springfield Tce.,
Mullingar. - Hurling must have been a famous game long ago because it is said that there was a mill owned by Mr Willis where Flanagans Mill is now and over forty were employed in making hurleys. The matches were played between one end of the parish and the other. A famous place for hurling matches was Cullionbeg and a man by the name of Gavagan made the hurleys(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Gillick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Jim Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath