School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Taur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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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(continues on next page)
- 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
