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

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
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Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 116

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    referee. So they used to hurt each other and so the old people did not like it. Collected by John Farrell Gaigue Ballinamuck Co Longford. Heard from my father.
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  2. Old Football Games

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    The people long ago played a lot of football. The football was not like what is played today. Ther were no rules over it so it could be played any way. The men who played kicked each other and men were often hurted. There was often a match played between Kilmahon and a crowd from the other side of the hill at Lettergeera. The football was played on Lettergeera hill. Stones were built up on each other for the goal posts
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Peter Mallon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70