School: Matehy, Inniscarra
- Location:
- Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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- (continued from previous page)begins again. If patsy pulls May across she must join his party.
- A very amusing game especially if all fittings are prepared beforehand.
A large donkey minus his tail is cut from cardboard or strong paper, and the tail is cutt separately.
Play begins when the donkey is hung on a wall within easy reach of all.
A pin is stuck in the thick end of the tail and each player, blind-folded, takes it and is directed to attach the tail to the donkey in the proper part of his anatomy.
The funny positions in which the tail is pinned causes much amusement. No one is more surprised than the player when he removes his púicín to find the tail fixed on the nose.
