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Oral History

Richard O'Shea, Patrick Maher, Kathleen Marks, Rita Fletcher, Ned Walsh, Maureen O'Riordan, Peter Fletcher, Simon Healy and Danny Gibson

Individuals in Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit, Roscrea, reflect on Tipperary's hurling tradition. They discuss the success of the county in All-Ireland hurling finals and recall listening to matches on the radio and attending the finals in Croke Park. They also describe going to matches in Tipperary by bicycle and in pony and traps. In addition, they discuss club rivalries in the area, the ban on foreign games and dances, the differences between hurling in the past and hurling today, and violence at matches.