School: Kill
- Location:
- Kill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Brigid Timlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 099
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- Football was a very interesting adventure in the past. It was usually the lads who were nimble and strong who took part in the game. The old people were also interested in it.
The players played very roughly, and very often it was not the ball that got the kick, but some lad's shin. The players went to meet their opponents on breaks and side cars drawn by two horses. This was a very slow way of going, and often the lads would be in such a hurry that they would miss Mass.
Long ago the people played hurley also, and some handy man made the hurley sticks.
- Collector
- Rose Mary O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dinginavanty, Co. Cavan
