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Mollie. Enjoyed reading your post about your grandad and his Clog Fighting. You have ne need to feel embarrassed. By the 1920s Clog Fighting had been a well established sport in all the mining communities and the Irishmen from Scholes were among the best!

If you enjoy a good read, I can recommend a novel by Martin Cruz Smith entitled 'Rose'. It is set in Wigan in the 1870s and the clog fighters from Scholes figure largely. In fact, the champion is one of the main characters!