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School: Stackallen (roll number 1309)

Location:
Stackallan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
P.T. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 041

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    the others from getting to the tree. If the person that was "it" was able to tig any of them before they tipped the tree the person that he was able to tig would be "it" and the game would start again. We used to go up beside the person that was it to "dar" him and usually he would run after some of them to "tig" them and the rest would get to the corner. Sometimes he used not be able to tig him and the same person would be "it" again.
    Long ago they used to play marbles round here, and they used to play tops as well. They used to play handball round here and there is a wall about a hundred yards from this school and it is called "the ball-alley" because they used to play handball at it.
    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
    Noel Meade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stackallan, Co. Meath