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School: Mercy Convent, Longford (roll number 12942)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 027

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    I suppose you would be surprised to know that the game of shooting marbles on the street was not allowed some years ago in Longford. Well it was so, that about twenty young boys rich and poor were summoned and got a term of imprisonment for doing so. The punishment they got was to remove a heap of sand from one end of the Prison yard to the other end in bucketfuls. When they had that done they had to remove it back again to where they got it first. When they had that finished their time was up and they were released.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Donlon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mr Donlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford