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Sports and Games

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Details of sports and games in Aghagower Parish from Irish tourist Association Survey, 1943

The main sporting activity in the parish of Aghagower was angling and details are given of the facilities and species of fish in the waterways in the area including the Erriff, Aille, Owenwee, and Carrowbeg rivers and the following lakes:  Aille Lakes,  Kinlooey or Mountbrown, Knappabeg or Ballinlough, Shraheena or Kinurey, Croaghcrom or Shraheen, Glenawough, Tawnyard, Tonlegee and Moher.

 Other sporting activities included shooting, handball and bowls, known locally as “Bulleting”

Angling

To see details of the angling resources in Aghagower Parish, please click on the link below:
Angling, Aghagower


Please select one of the categories below to view more information on the ITA Survey information for Aghagower:
Accommodation and catering

Amenities and general information

Antiquities

Curiosities, customs and patterns

Historic sites

Natural Features

 

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