School: Druminardly

Location:
Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 220

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 220

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    and if he falls he has his hands and feet tied to the stick.
    Frank Mc Guire. Augha, Ruskey, Dromod, Co. Leitrim
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Stealing apples
    A crowd of children make a circle and two in the middle and one outside. Then the one outside will say, "Who is there?" They (inside) will say "Robbers". "What are ye doing?", - they will say "Stealing apples." Then the one outside runs after them through the ring and the last one caught will be outside the ring
    Teresa Kearns. Druminardly, Ruskey, Dromod.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Roscommon
  3. Donkey
    About seven children stand in a ring and some of them throw a handball and the first one that does not catch the ball is D. The next one that misses the ball is O and that continues untill they come to Y. Whoever is Y is the Donkey and then the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.