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School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)

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Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
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Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 114

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  1. Games - Football Competitions (continued)

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    to have the match re-played over the other side of the Shannon. So this time the match was played in the big meadow in Derryhanny. Again the Connachts were beaten. Several times matches like those occurred. The people say that the Connacht men used to say that the Leinster men 'were only "rooteens" but as cool as water'. In those days there were no other amusements such as we have now-a-days.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gilleran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonkeel, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Gilleran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford