School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 292
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- (continued from previous page)one of the players gets the long stick and hits the peggy with it. The other player tries to catch it and if he catches it he can go in and hit out the peggy. If he does not catch it he has to throw the peggy at the long one. If he hits it he can hit the peggy out. Then the player guesses how far it is from the stand if he is right, he is awarded the game.
- The people long ago used to make certain useful things that they don't make now. They make creels, hampers, baskets, and whip. They made the creel out of the sally rods. They put them down in the ground in the shape of the creel. They plaited them together and made the creel to a certain height. The upright rods were turned in to form the bottom. When it was high enough the rods were turned in to form wands, the top and then the creel was finished.
They made whips out of sallies boiled(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mamie O' Gara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick O' Gara
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
