School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 272
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- (continued from previous page)ever side get the toss are entitles to the ring.
Hides are played at present and are a very healthy game. A match is made, and then a penny is tossed and whatever side get the toss can go in hide. The other party try to get them and if they see them they say "hex".
Puicín is an indoor game which can be played by any number of children. At first one of the party in blindfolded, and then he trys to catch the others. If he suceed the boy will have to put on the Puicín.
- In Tuirín Eochaidh there lived a poet named James Kane. This man was born in Knockbrack and lived to be about seventy years. He died and was hired in Abbeyfeale. He farmed sixty acres of land but was evicted for some cause. While he lived he made songs and also had the power of sending rats from one farm to another. He competed with other poets and it is said that his curse was as bad as that of a priests.
- Collector
- Dan Horan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockognoe, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Denis Lane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Knockafreaghaun, Co. Kerry
