School: Alt an Chuilinn
- Location:
- Altachullion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Brigid Martin
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- (continued from previous page)The Butter-fly cages are made of rushes. The rushes are placed between the fingers and interwoven to form a kind of box."Skippers" are made from "sally-rods" or rushes plaited together. The children use them for skipping as other children use ropes."See-saw" another game - by placing a plank across a ditch or height and a number of children sit on each end. This game is also played on a cart - two children sit on the end shafts and one sits on the "back-band" between the front shafts or often stands with his arms resting on the shafts. Then they swing up and down with the cart.
