School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Cill na Sí agus Achadh an Chaorthainn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 114
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- (continued from previous page)to have the match re-played over the other side of the Shannon. So this time the match was played in the big meadow in Derryhanny. Again the Connachts were beaten. Several times matches like those occurred. The people say that the Connacht men used to say that the Leinster men 'were only "rooteens" but as cool as water'. In those days there were no other amusements such as we have now-a-days.
- About 100 years ago there was a number of ball-alleys ereckd in many places all over the country. There was a very fine one in Middleton(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Gilleran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Caoil, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- John Gilleran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Cill na Sí agus Achadh an Chaorthainn, Co. an Longfoirt
