Last edited by stann; 21/03/2008 at 11:32 PM.
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Ha ha good stuff.
Not sure you should be taking my word for it that it's the oldest reference though!
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Sadly it isn't. There are at least 3 earlier references to football in Ireland - stretching back to 1518, when the Archbishop of Duiblin banned clergy from playing it, as they were damaging church property.
The fact that "foot ball" was banned by the Sunday Observance Act of 1695 is also sufficient clue to the fact that there was plenty of football in Ireland prior to that quote from 1698.
So sadly the Wiki entry will require correction
Last edited by dcfcsteve; 11/04/2008 at 2:48 PM.
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