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School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

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Cooloo, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 319

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    The children have many old-fashioned games. We play many of them games at school at play-hour. In a room at home we play other old-fashioned games. We play "Puícín." It is a very old game. This is how we play it. We blindfold a child and she tries to catch somebody. On catching somebody the child put the cloth around her eyes and so on. The also play a game inside called "Lurabog Larabog". This is how it goes.
    "Lurabog lara bog,
    Lúirín buidhe,
    Buidhe Ó Neill.
    Neill na Phiobáin.
    Seicne meille
    Glás leoman,
    Cur na gCailligh.
    Isteach í Flaithis".
    The children put out their feet and count along them, one word for each
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tréise M. Ní Laighin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11