School: Áth Treasna (B.) (roll number 11236)
- Location:
- Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 180
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- "Gobs" may be played either by boys or by girls, but it is usually played by girls. "Gobs are played in this manner:-
Get five stones, each about a half inch in diamater. You will get these stones near the bed of a river.
The players sit round a bare patch of field, from which the grass has been cut.
Throw the "Gobs" on the ground, and let them lie where they roll. Throw up one "Gob;" snatch up another, and catch the one in the air. Place two "gobs" on the ground, then throw up one, grab the two on the ground, and catch the one in the air.
If the player fails to pick up the number on the ground, or fails to catch the one in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Oliver O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
