School: Baile 'n tSléibhe (B.) (roll number 1344)
- Location:
- Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máirtín Mac Conchradha
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- (continued from previous page)58. (Contd)
(b) Fox - harrow.
A piece of straw rope about fifteen inches long - thick and well woven is obtained. Nine or ten boys, seat themselves on the floor. The boy holding the rope - the fox as it is called - stands in the middle of the ring of boys who are seated. He passes the fox to one of the boys who shouts "Fox harrow & passes it round under their legs. The fox is kept going - all shouting. Fox harrow- narrow ?? and at the time giving an occasional stroke to the boy standing on the floor. The boy on the floor is continuously turning on all sides & grabbing down among the boys - between their legs to try & get the fox. Finally he succeeds & boy on whom the fox is found is the next victim.
This is continued until the boys are all fairly well exhausted. The game has been practised for generations & is still practised at the wakes of old persons.(continues on next page)