School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)
- Location:
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 620
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- Long ago it was the custom to keep the corpse two nights in the house and there used always be some games played to pass the night. This is one of the games and it is called "Slap". A number of people stand in a row and a certain is called and blindfolded and put standing by the wall. Then each in turn would give him a slap. As this is done the blindfolded person must be able to tell who it was that slapped him. If he guesses correctly the one who slapped him, that person would have to blindfold instead.
- Collector
- James Slevin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baskin Low, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Slevin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Baskin Low, Co. Westmeath
