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1. Games I Play

   

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   Gobs is one of the games I play. This
   game is played with five stones. First
   we toss up the five stones, and turn up
   the back of our hand and open out
   the our fingers, and try to hold as many gobs
   as we can. Then who ever will
   hold the most will commence the
   game by placing one stone on the
   ground, and toss up the four more
   and by trying to take up the one on
   the ground. Then the five are tossed
   on the ground and one is taken up
   and tossed, and while in the air
   the person tries to take up two from
   the ground, then four are tossed on
   the ground and played in the same
   form. Then three are tossed on the
   ground and played in the same form
   also, Who ever reaches ten without
   missing, " will hunt the birds out of the
   barn", by getting two gobs, holding one
   in the hand while the other is being
   tossed up, then toss up the other, and
   catch the two coming down. Then,
   they will put the chickens to bed." by
   opening out their fingers, and placing

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Mary Reidy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Pleasure Hill, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Bridget O Sullivan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   48

   Address

   Pleasure Hill, Co. Cork