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School: Bush, Riverstown (roll number 11689)

Location:
The Bush, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Mrs Christmas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 033

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    It is customary to play games in the kitchen at wakes and there is a game that is played at wakes in this district "Buttoney" "Buttoney."
    "Buttoney" "Buttoney" is a favourte game at wakes. One person has a button and a strap, and he passes round the button; and leaves it with one player and then he says to one of the others "Buttoney" "Buttoney" who has the button and if that person guesses wrong he gets a number of slaps with the strap and so on until the right person has guessed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Doris Armstrong
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11