School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)Hen : "And what do you want the sand for? "
Hawk : "To sharpen my knives."
Hen : "And what do you want the knives for?"
Hawk : "To cut the heads of those lovely fat chickens"
- and then the "hawk" "makes a dart" after them.
- Skittles is played by men as well as boys. This is the way you play skittles. They can be played on the road or flat place. Four sticks are stood up about two feet apart with one in the middle. Then three long sticks are thrown at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harold Cuming
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brackly, Co. Monaghan
