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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0377

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  1. Games we Play around Here

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    Games we Play around Here
    1- The games we generally play around here are: hurling, hide and seek, playing cards, playing draughts, playing marbles, blind mans bluff, and rounders.
    2- It is boys that most generally play hurling.
    The boys around here have a filed for hurling in on Sundays.
    3- Men, at night, after their work all day play cards.
    It is a very good game. In the winter time they play for geese.
    4- The men also plays draughts. it is a very good game if you had learned it right.
    5- Nearly all the rest of the games are played by children. Some of these games are very interesting.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thérèse Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Holohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway