School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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- The principal game which was played in Ireland long is bolling.
It was played by men and women and children but principally by men and boys.
It was played by digging nine holes in the ground and you should have a stone as big as your two fists and whoever would put the stone into number 9 hole they would win the game.There were numbers on the holes 6, 7, 8, 9 ect
The people used to come to certain places such as cross roads and public houses and they used(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Chris Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Fred Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare
