School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)
- Location:
- Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meachair
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 103
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- For this game the number of players should not be under four and it can be played by any number up to twenty.
The players catch hands in a ring, but on goes into the middle blindfolded.
The rest of the players begin circling him and after a while they stop and he touches one of them with his stick. The player that the stick touches must then sa some word trying to change his voice. Then the blindfolded player guesses the name of the player whom he has caught. If he guesses correctly, the player that he has caught must then be blindfolded.
- Any number of players may take part. Every player lays his cap against a wall or ditch.
Then one player gets a ball closes his eyes and bowls the ball in the direction of the caps.(continues on next page) - Collector
- David Nunan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 11
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Kilkenny
