School: Sruth Nua

Location:
Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Brún
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    Games
    Long, Long ago there was a game played at wakes called Slapping. A man would get up put his hand behind his back with his palm outwards Then he would challenge any man in the house for slapping. Then a man would get up and give him three slaps on the hand as hard as he could draw them.
    Then they would change places and keep on like that every second time till one could give in. Sometimes before they would give in the blood would be streaming out of the tips of their fingers.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. games
            1. wake games (~170)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Niland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Niland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo