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School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

Location:
Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 598

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    To play the game of cat four boys are needed. First two of them(A and B) each gets a stick about three feet long. Then they make two little holes about an inch deep and about thirty feet apart in a field or on the road, thus(.hole) (.hole). Next, one of the other two gets a stick about a foot long. This is called "the bat". Then the first two stand at the holes. Each puts the end of his stick into the hole, this A B. Now one of the other two(C and D) stands at the right hand side of each of these
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gowlane, Co. Kerry