School: Eiscear (roll number 1000)
- Location:
- Esker, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Sinéad, Bean Uí Chonghalaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0003, Page 170
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- There are many different games that children play at school and at home, and the games I like best are, Hurling, Football, Handball, Jumping, Hunting, Colours, Tip, and Swinging. Hurling is played by two teams and they hit the ball from one to another with hurls and who-ever has the most goals or points wins the match. Football in a game which many play and it is played by kicking the football to each other and there are usually fifteen people in a team to kick football. Swinging is a (very) favourite game at school and it is played usually by the girls. Hunting is a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Hanniffy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tallyho Lodge, Co. Galway
