School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)each boy had to put down another button, while if "T" was visible the player then got his spin and so on, each boys stock of buttons increasing or diminishing according to the luck he was in that day.Kitty ReillyJack StonesJack Stones was a favourite game with girls around here in our grandmothers and our mothers days.Five nice round stones of a uniform size were used and when anyone from the neighbourhood was going to the sea he or she would be inundated with requests like "Please....
- Jack Stones was a favourite game with girls around here in our grandmother's and our mother's days.
Five nice round stones of a uniform size were used and when anyone from the neighbourhood was going to the sea he or she would be inundated with requests like "Please(continues on next page)
