Sir, – Marion Walsh (Letters, November 4th) writes, "in my day, the whole Cavan team was known by that name", ie the Cavan Slashers. I followed Cavan football from the 1930s and that is not my recollection. There was a Cavan town team named Cavan Slashers. I remember the corner back, Bill Doonan, played for that club. Is old age playing tricks with my memory? – Yours, etc,
P McGINN,
Carrick-on-Shannon,
Co Leitrim.
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Sir, – Versions of the Cavan war-cry “Eggs and rashers for the Cavan Slashers” that Marion Walsh recalls were probably ubiquitous throughout the Ireland of our youth. In my home town of Macroom, inter-street rivalry was expressed in the jibe, “Eggs and rashers for the Pound Lane slashers. Meal and oats for the Masseytown goats.” – Yours, etc,
TOM O’LEARY,
Macroom,
Co Cork.