School: Lochán Mór
- Location:
- Loughane More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0275, Page 069
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- (continued from previous page)while the throw is taking place, & if the thrower succeeds in knocking to the ground this standing stick his team will start backing & the opposing team will run to overtake them.
Each running player will follow his opposite no. who is backing & on catching him will give him "a lift" on his back, back to the nearer line. For that reason opposite nos. of about the same size & age ar chosen, to carry one another.
The successful player then gets another throw & if he manages to knock the target his team will again proceed helter-skelter backwards -(continues on next page)
