School: Scoil na Mainistreach (roll number 1793)

Location:
Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An Br. P.C. Mac Niallghuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 088

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  1. I play marbles especially in the month of December and January. They are played in many different ways. They are played by first making a ring with a piece of chalk or stick. As many as possible can play.
    Each boy who is playing must put a marble in the ring for himself. The boy who hits the marble out of the ring can keep it, and the boy who hits the last marble out of the ring is first for the next time.
    When you are playing marbles you must have the marble between your
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70