School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 108
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- (continued from previous page)The Brack is cut into as many pieces as there are people in the house. Before leaving when the fun is finished all kneel down and say prayers usually a decade of the rosary for the souls of the dead.
- One game that is played is the Saucer Game.
Three saucers are put on a table about a foot from each other.
Clay us put into one. Water in another and a brass ring in the third. Some person is blind folded and put standing some distance from the table. He goes to the table puts out his hand and places it in one of the saucers. If he happens to put his hand on the clay it(continues on next page)
