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School: Mostrim (B.) (roll number 2083)

Location:
Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Richard Hyland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 227

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    My father was telling me about game he used to play when he was a boy. It is much like Hurley only the sticks they used were straight at the ends and not curved like a Hurley stick. There were eleven players each side and the ball was like a golf ball they used. If a player got the ball and one of the players on the opposite side was be side him he could hit him with their sticks to make him droop the ball and you would see some of the players with black marks on their bodies.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    G. Yorke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Dr Yorke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford