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School: Cratloe (C.)

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Cratloe, Co. Clare
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Máire Ní Shitric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 137

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    were the Donlon brothers, Jack Frost and Mick Gleeson
    The ball was made as follows-
    The heart was made by winding thread around corks and then it used be covered with leather and sown with a wax end.
    The hurlies were made of ash cut in Cratloe woods and made by the hurlers
    Bowling was played in Cratloe a very long time ago. This was played with an iron ball from public-house to public-house each man would get a chance to put the ball along the road to see who would it the straightest. Some people could put it round the turn of the road
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brickhill West, Co. Clare