School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- In school we play games and at home we play games but the best games are played at home.In school we play : "Skipping, "Rounders."
"Thart le taobh an Bhalla," "All the Bridges," "Here are the Gipsies Riding By" and "Nutcy May.We play Skipping by two swinging a rope and one or more jumping over the rope as it comes to them.Rounders is played by two even teams. One team is out on the field and the other team hitting the ball one by one, and running around stones. If the team out on the field is able to hit the one going around the stones with the ball he or she will be "out."We play Thart le taoib an bhalla by going around in the form of a ring and singing at the same time:
"Thart le taoib an bhalla," "Thart le taoib an bhalla." catching hands in the form of a bridge and thinking of two things. Then the rest go out one by one under their hands and the two will ask the last one who goes out which of the two things would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Stasia Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hayestown Great, Co. Wexford
