School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)
- Location:
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0554, Page 033
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- [Drawing]The way I play skittles is. First I make a circle about three feet in diameter. Then there are five skittles put down which are made from a piece of timber about an inch and a half in diameter and each skittle is left about four inches long. Then number one is put in front, number five in the middle and four at the back, number three at the right hand side and two at the left. A briar is put afew feet away from the front of the ring. Then three "pelters" are got which are about nine inches long and the players must go back seven yards and throw the pelters at the skittles and try to put them outside the ring. If some of them are outside and more of them inside nothing can be got and supposing one pelter tips the ground before it comes to the briar the player is not allowed to throw any of the other pelters he has left. One mat play up to any number.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mary Maher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
