School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala

Location:
Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0647, Page 245

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    and yet they had plenty besides. The year after however, the crop failed. At first they ate turnips but they lasted only a short time. Owing to the want of food they both got fever and died on the same night.
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  2. Many games of different kinds are played outdoors in the fine long Summer evenings. The ones most commonly played around here are The Four-Cornered Fool; Hide and Seek; Pitch and Toss; A Hunt; High Gates; France; Donkey; Hide the Button.
    These are some of the games that are played indoors in the dreary Winter nights. Blindman's Buff; Belt; Long Steps and many other games also. Some of those games are very interesting and now
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Teidhirs
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahernaleague, Co. Waterford