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School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)

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Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
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Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 271

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    There are many outdoor and indoor games such as Draughts, Hides, Rounders, and Puicín. This is how draughts are played. There are two players each having twelve discs. The discs or "Men" as they are called can be moved in a forward diagonal direction. When the player reaches the opposite side of the board he gets a "King". The king can be moved in any direction the player wishes backward or forward. When the player reached the "home" square he wins the game.
    Rounders are also one of our summer games. Boys gather in a field and call a match. Then a coin is tossed and what
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