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Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo
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Cathal Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 191

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    time. Then he is brought in and asked to take a seat. Two more players sit on the two chairs then he sits in the middle and the other two gets up and he falls on the ground.
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    Long ago the youths used to play as lot of games such as Brog a bout was a very common game and great exercise.
    The way they played it was this, a number of boys would sit on chairs in a circle on the floor and one person would stand up in the middle. They would have a glove and they would pass it from one to one under their feet. They would take the person that was standing up with the glove and when
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickglass, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrickglass, Co. Sligo