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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 113

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    About sixty years ago when my grandfather was going to school they used to play hurley. They made their own hurleys out of black sallies on white thorn. They made the ball out of corks and goats skin and sometimes they made it out of wool. There were no rules and they could play as many as they liked each side. When the game was over they would wrestle and they could only catch each other by the cabe of collar of the coat
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Lenahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Francis Lenahan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford