School: Creatlach (B.)
- Location:
- Cratloe, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 087
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- About thirty years ago or so there was a team in this parish called Bearna Mor. At that time there were seventeen in a team.
Each Sunday “Bearna Mor” of Ballymorris used hurl Brickhill , and it used be more of a fight than a hurling match.
The fathers of the players used come and try to take the ball. Each player used make his own Hurley and they were not very particular about them.
A stick with a knob in the end of it was quiet sufficient.
Each team had a ball made of corks and thread, and covered outside with a waxed-end.
A man named James Hickey was captain of the “Bearna Mor”, and Michael Gleason was captain of the Brickhill team. One ball used be hurled for one half-hour and the
