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School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 13

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    on his eyes in the middle of the other children and he would have to stoop down. The one that would have the straw rope would hit the person in the middle of the ring. The one that struck the blind folded person would pass the straw rope to some other one. The person that was in the middle of the other children would come out and find the one that struck him. That one would have to do the same as the first one.
    Cap ball was a game played long ago on a Sunday. All the boys of the village would gather to one house. Every one of them would have a cap and one of them would have a ball. They used to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommy Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Crossboyne, Co. Mayo