School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)
- Location:
- Mullach, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: P. Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0623, Page 432
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- (continued from previous page)townland that won was Mullagh.
The men playing against each other often time tried to put the ball from townland to townland.
The players were dressed only in their shirts and trousers and were barefooted. Justice was given to each side by a man called a referee.
The ball they used have long ago was a small ball and they made it themselves at home. This is the way they made the ball. They cut the root of a briar and made it almost round . Then they got the thread of an old stocking and rolled(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ceathrú an Logáin, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- James Sexton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dún Ógáin, Co. an Chláir
