School: Lakyle, Whitegate
- Location:
- Lakyle, Co. Clare
- Teacher: John Davis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588, Page 188
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Take five stones in your hand and throw up one, leave down four and catch the one coming down, Then throw up one & take up four.
(8) "High Knees" is the next step.
Throw up one and leave down the rest. Take up three and then the remaining one catching the stone coming down.
(9) "High Ones" is the next step.
Throw up one stone and take up each of the others one by one catching the one coming down.
(10) "High Halves" is next step.
One stone is thrown up & two taken from ground. The former must be caught coming down. Then two more taken up.
(11) "No Noises" is next. One stone is thrown up and the others singly making no noise.
(12) "Churns" is the next step.
Throw up one and take up another. With those two in the hand take up another, with three take up the other. Then turn them round in your hand and catch some on your palm.(continues on next page)
