School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 179
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- (continued from previous page)and then they have a bed in the corner of the kitchen.
- In Clogh at the bridge there is a place where the lads gather together and play games of meg and skittles and sometimes cards. Sometimes they get an air gun and put up a target and fire at it to see who has the best shot. At the cross in Crutt in front of Shallows there is a dance-board and every Sunday evening boys and girls have a bit of a dance on it. At Doran's cross there is another dance-board on which they dace every evening. They also(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fintan Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
