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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 209

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    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.
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    Jack Stones
    Jack 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....
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