School: Breac-Cluain (roll number 4796)
- Location:
- Brackloon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 460
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- (continued from previous page)center and game proceeds as before.
The game Mary Hunt is just common hunt and scout.
Cap ball continued - if he puts the ball into one of the caps, the owner takes it and tries to hit one of the players. If he succeeds, and egg (stone) is put in the cap of him that is struck and so on. This continues till 10 eggs? are in any one cap: Then the owner is counted a loser and the game proceeds as before until one boy remains. He is the winner. (For Boys only)
Hurling is not played in this district.
Football is played here but very little.
Handball is fairly common.
-Paddy Morley and others. Obtained from the children.
- Collector
- Paddy Morely
- Gender
- Male
