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School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)

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Toor, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 153

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    "When the wind blows" " We all run together"
    At the last line they all run together.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Games of Other Days - Pitch and Toss

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    A stone which was called a "mutty" was placed in the road about ten yards away from where you stand. Every man who wished to join in the game pitched pennies at the "mutty", and the man who pitched nearest to the "mutty" has first toss. Then he tossed the pennies one by one. Every penny that came down a head was his and the harps went to the man nearest him.
    A head is on one side of a penny and a harp on the other. Sometimes they pitched
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Cummins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnaskehy, Co. Tipperary