School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Taur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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- My favourite game is "hop-scotch."
This game is generally played by girls
nine boxes are drawn, these boxes are
also known as beds. A stone is placed
in the first bed, the person then
kicks the stone out of the bed hopping
on one leg without standing on a line
or touching a line with a stone. If
the person touches a line his stone
will be out until his turn comes
again. Whoever passes through the
nine boxes first wins the game.
"Snap apple night"
There are several games played on the
1st of November.
"Chasing the Apple"
This game is played by placing
an apple in a tub of water. Then
a person kneels beside the tub with
his hands tied behind his back, he
then chases the apple in the water
and tries to catch the apple with his
teeth.
Two nuts are placed on a hot flag
with the name of a girl on one and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Angland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Informant
- M. Angland
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
