School: Newtownmountkennedy
- Location:
- Baile an Chinnéidigh, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Caoilte
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- Taws is the local word for marbles. When you are going to play a game of taws you make three holes in the ground about four feet apart. The holes are about one inch in diameter. Then you make a line at each end of the holes the same distance from the end holes as the holes are from each other. These lines are called liners. Next you make a line on each side of the holes about three from them & parallel to them. These lines are called bankers.
Any number of players can play a game of taws but the highest number allowed to play locally is six. At the beginning of the game each player(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eoghan Ó Greagóir
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Achaidh Draighneáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin
