School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)one village.
Hurley used be played 50 years ago in this village but it is not played now.
Alley ball used be played too. It used be played on the gables of the houses.
The ball was the same as the hurley ball. There were three men on each side. The score used be twenty one.
The first man to score twenty one used get about sixpence, a penny from each man,
The best alley-ball player around here was a man named Paddy Navin. He could play as good with his left hand as with his right hand.
He is dead about 40 years(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peigí C. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
