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School: Templeudigan

Location:
Templeludigan, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Ghearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0901, Page 061

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    The game I like best to play is Hand-ball.
    We play it sometimes when we get recreation in school and when the evenings get long.
    This game can be played by two or four. It is counted by aces. The first two or one to make twenty-one aces wins. When one party is tossing up the ball for the twentieth ace he says "Game Ball."
    If the ball goes out over the back wall after being tossed out it is a "Play over." If it goes out over the side-wall before it hops it is "Hand-out. This is a very interesting game for boys who take an interest in it.
    Handball is generally played with an Alley-cracker
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    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
    Patrick Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Templeludigan, Co. Wexford