School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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- 54. See Annals of Westmeath
55. See 53.
56. See Page 101.
57, 58, 59 See Pages 117 and 118.
60. See Page 103.
61. "Jackstones" are played still here. Varieties are "Bog Bobs", "Little Bobs, "Pick a nóinín," "Bob the breast", "Sweep the Floor", "Make the beds," "pick an egg and lay an egg," "Weigh the butter", "Catch the flies", "Put in the Geese", "Long scrawbs and short scrawbs" Played in above order in summer only62. "Round the green gravel,
the grass grows green
A pretty fair maid, she is plain to be seen
Wash her with milk, clothe her with silk
Here I wash, here I blue
Here I make my wedding cake to throw at you(continues on next page)
