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School: Lisvernane, Glen of Aherlow (roll number 15677)

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Lios Fearnáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Patrick Lynch
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    outside the ring. Should they succeed the crowning part of the game follows. The poor old top driven out was stuck in a ditch, spear downwards and each player using using the spear in his top and having a firm hold of the wooden head in his hand, struck blow after blow on the head of the top stuck, until it was after broken in bits or thoroughly holed all over.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Mr Patrick Lynch
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