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School: Mount Collins, Mainistir na Féile (roll number 10107)

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Cnoc Uí Choileáin, Co. Luimnigh
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Pádraig Ó Coileáin
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  1. Graveyards (continued)

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  2. Hurling and Football Matches

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    1) Baile Beag against Mountcollins (townland v townland)
    2) Brosna against Mountcollins (Parish V Parish)
    3) Feohanagh against Mountcollins (Parish V Parish)
    4) Meen a h-Éille against Mountcollins
    5) Ahán against Mountcollins
    Twelve men played at each side - you'd want to be a good runner and a strong man to be picked for the team

    A) In Jerry Jame's (O'Connor) Inch. There is a big stone fence all around it. It was level and every sort of a game used be played there.
    B) In Jim the Len's (?) (Lenihan) field. Here also pony races used be ran.
    C) In Maurice the Master's (Curtain) place games also used be played.
    1) Each team used win and lose
    2) Mt Collins used win. Brosna used fight when the game would be going against them and would leave the field.
    3) These used draw usually
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