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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

Location:
Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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    Crooked Attorney. Any number of players can take part in the game. The palyers were arranged in two divisions. The "attorney" or judge would ask a question to any of the players. That person was not to answer but the one opposite was to answer in his place. If they answered out of turn, they payed a forfeit such as a pencil or handkerchief. To redeem the forfeit, they had to do something usually, laugh in one corner of the house cry in another, dance in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss B. Kivlehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmably, Co. Sligo