School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 390
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- (continued from previous page)would keep two "fifty six" pound weights in the air. The first named men kept them up while the other men were barely able to throw one weight.
"Dancing" and "marbles", were the most common amusements at crossroads in olden times.
I could not hear any account of "hurling matches" having been played in this district.
"Tug-o'War was often played in the district. Once the Laveys played Clifferna. The latter were pulling Lavey across the mark when Fr Dolan, then curate of Lavey, got on the end of the Lavey rope and pulled the Cliffernas back to the line. The referee thought there was something wrong. He stood back and counted the teams, and at last he said "Who is the black devil at the end of the rope?", As a result Lavey won the game.
- In olden times football was played in a different style to now. The football the players used was made of a hay rope coiled in and out till it became round. Sometimes it was covered with a piece of coarse sack and sewed tightly.
They used their coats(continues on next page) - Collector
- Luke Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Charles Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan
