School: Cor na Muclach (roll number 14470)
- Location:
- Cornamucklagh North, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Annie Ryan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 146
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- Bracelets are sometimes made from holly and rowan berries. A hole is put through each berry and then the berries are threaded until the thread is full. The ends of the strings are tied together to prevent the berries falling off
- Boys often make spinning tops from empty spools. The spool is pared with a knife until one end is pointed. a thin stick is got with a sharp point on one end of it and put through the spool until the point of the stick appears outside the end of the spool.
- Boys and girls have numerous games, by which they amuse themselves, during the long Winter nights, namely, "Dallog", "Passing the Button", "Fox and Goose", "Up Chip Chop Cherry", and "Card Playing".
"Dallog" as it is usually called is and exciting and common game.
One person is blindfolded and runs around until he catches someone. The first person caught has to put on the "Dallog" and is on until the actors become tired.(continues on next page)
