School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

Location:
Taur, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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  1. My favourate game is playing draughts. This
    is done in a square carboard with black and
    white squares on it. There are black and
    white pieces of wood called men. The game is
    played by two persons and each one gets
    twelve men. They move until they will be
    able to cross over one man and carry him
    off the board, and if they will not carry
    him off the board they will lose their man.
    When they will reach the last square they
    will king by placing one man on the other.
    When a king is got he is able to move
    backwards or forwards. The game is then won
    when one player has all the other men
    taken off the board.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bridget Reidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pleasure Hill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Reidy
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67