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‘The two sides are the Uppies and the Doonies or, to give them their correct names, Up-the-gates and Doon-the-gates’
Above: Young Uppies and Doonies await the boys’ ba’. Right: A scrum forms in the water as the Doonies take victory. Below: A rare glimpse of the ba’ during the boys’ game.