School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 511
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- A wake-game was beating each other on the hands with leather belts. Long ago each man wore a belt around his waist. They would keep beating each other on the hands, sometimes they would hurt each other but even so they would keep on at it.
- Collector
- Bridie Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Johnsbrook, Co. Meath
