School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)

Location:
Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Greer
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  1. Game I play
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    When i have my lessons done in the evening I nearly always spend my time playing swing. And when I'm sitting in the house on a winter's night I always play Draughts with my Mother and Father.
    Halloweve Games I play.
    1) Catching the apple in my mouth in a basin of water.
    2) I hang an apple from the ceiling and try to catch it with my mouth
    Halloweve Tricks
    Some young lads of the district dress up, some put old hats and old coats on them and come to people's doors and ask for some member of the family and then scare that person
    Games played at the Christmas Tree.
    The Farmer's Den, Here we come
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Doreen Elizabeth Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corrintra, Co. Monaghan