School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 413
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- (continued from previous page)opened it she found that the was full of cow dung. And she told her husband that the fairy told her not to tell any one. And she was very sorry for telling the man
- Any number can play this game, First some person counts twenty. The person on whom the word twenty falls that person must stand at a wall. The others stand some distance from the wall. He tells one of them to take a number of steps but before anyone can take steps they must say "May I" and the person at the wall must say "You may" and then anyone who tips the wall first must take the place of the person who was standing at the wall has to go back to the other fellows place. If the boy forgets to say may I he has to go back to the start.
Names of steps
Baby step means a small step.
Giant step means a big step. (Continued on next page)(continues on next page)
