School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)
- Location:
- Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr. Colmcille
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- Cock fights were very common long ago. They were always against the law because it was a cruel past-time. There were special cocks for the fights called game-cocks and they were fed on special food. The fights usually took place in a lonely place. Some of the places they took place in are Multyfarnham, Cullion, Slanemore, and the hill of Treamhair. The matches always took place very early in the morning at 3 o'clock or sometimes in the moonlight.
The fights took place in a big flat field, there was a ring cut in the middle it was called the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maeve Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs M. Creamer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
