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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 215

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    game is over, whichever parish wins they all go to the nearest public house to celebrate it, and very often they light large bone-fires.
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  2. Games

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    (e) "Ball in the cap":- All the boys that would be playing would put their caps up against a wall. One of them would have a ball and he would throw it at the caps. Whatever cap it went into the owner would get it and throw it at the nearest boy to him. Then that boy would throw the ball and so on.
    (f) Tip the finger:- There would be a number of boys playing and one of them would have his face turned towards the wall. He would put his hand
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Roice
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Michael Roice
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford