School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0153

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  1. There are numerous games which my companions and I play at school. We also play numerous games athome.
    I play games suitable for the different seasons of the year. In Summer I gather flowers in the fields and woods. I also play tennis and camogie. These are very interesting games and they amuse me very much. My companions and I go to the mountains in Summer and we have a pick nick there. We play numerous games on the peaks of the mountains. We play hide and seek one following the other, and many other amusing games.
    In Autumn I go nut-picking among the rocks. I also get a basket and I go to the wood black-berry picking and sloe picking, and I also pick wild crabs in the woods. The is no game which amuses me more than to go nut-picking on an Autumn day.
    In Winter when the bitter winds howl outside and when the cold snow-flakes which prevent me from going out of doors flutter down, I have to remain indoors and play
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Carpenter
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway