School: Dún Béicín (roll number 14822)
- Location:
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Nic Giolla Geanainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0708
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- I play bug in the following way. First I get the person that I am playing the truck with, to but his hands together.
Then I get a large spoon and put it on the top of his thumb. This done I put my hand over the spoon and say "bug" "bug" and when he least expects it I pull the spoon and if he is not quick enough to have his hands seperated I give him a blow of the spoon.
The way to play the rule of contrariness is the following. Two people only can play this game. Fist they get a handkerchief and each of them catches and end of it, and the one that is playing the trick has a long rod in his hand and says the following:-
This is the rule of contrariness and a very contrary rule it is and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hugh Golden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
- Collector
- Winnie Dunleavy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
