School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- Ballyfin, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)ball. Whoever owns the ball gets it first. She stands outside the den and throws the ball to the first girl in the den. That girl runs to the next den. When she hits the ball all the children run after it that is outside the den. Whoever gets the ball this time throws the ball to the next person in the den. She runs to the next den. This is continued until someone of that crowd is hit. If they are hit they are out and the other side rushes in. Sometimes there is a row to get first.
One of the children who are outside the den pick up the ball. So this game is continued(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Fingleton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballylusk, Co. Laois
