School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)

Location:
Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Michael Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 061

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 061

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    they put a scóilín in the middle of the floor. Then the best looking girl in the house was brought out and put sitting on it. Then a man was brought out who had to kiss her. If he did not go, ten men would off their belts and compel him.
    Lawrence Edwards
    Cloonruff
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Another game is called "Button". It is very nice also. All the people sit round in a ring and they get a belt with a big buckle on it and they also get a button. One person stands up and gives the button to some one and asks the others to guess who has the button and all who are wrong he hits them with the buckle of the belt.
    Peter Govern
    Clooneygrasson
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. games
            1. wake games (~170)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonagrassan, Co. Roscommon