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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 289

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  1. Bad Times (continued)

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    say that this was a plaque because about two years before the famine the potatoes were very plentiful. The people did not know what to do with them. They used to throw them in by the side of the ditches to let them rot.
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  2. Games

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    During the long Winter nights we play nice games such as "Púcóg".
    One person puts a cloth over his eyes, and follows the rest round the house. Then the person who is caught, has to
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Wade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway