School: Crossroads (roll number 4143)
- Location:
- Garshooey, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: M. Philips
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- Hurling was never played on our neighbourhood that I know about nor is it yet. Its place was taken by caman usually played for about six weeks before Christmas.The players wore their ordinary clothes. The caman was a stout stick about four feet long and had a turned head. It was much more slender than a hurley stick. Caman was played either with a ball or a globular piece of wood.The game was very simple - posts were erected some distance apart and the ball had to be driven between them to secure a goal.In those times they were particular about the number of players taking part but generally there were about half a dozen on each sideIt was very exciting game and sometimes very dangerous; especially when a wooden ball was used.Caman has give place in most parts of Ireland to hurley.Long ago we used to witness caman matches in this neighbourhood but they are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Phillips
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Phillips
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garshooey, Co. Dhún na nGall
