School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 087
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- About 50 years ago many football matches were played between two townlands, Ballyduff and Marshallstown's teams. Fifteen men generally played on each side. The match was played in a field belonging to Mr. Doran, Ballyduff and other places also. The Ballyduff team always won fame on the field wherever they played.The Ballyduff players were dressed in white jerseys with their name and address across the front of them and navyblue pants.
Marshalstowns players were dressed in red jerseys and white pants.The game was played by putting two large stones in the goal space, and if the ball goes over these stones it is a point and it must go exactly between to be a goal.The ball was made of leather, and it was larger and heavier than the balls of the present day. It was often kicked out of the field, but it was not kicked from one townland to the other because they are a good distance apart.
- Collector
- Annie Reddy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr John Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Money, Co. Wexford
