School: Kilnaleck (B.)

Location:
Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 125

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    button. This game is played by people at the fire-side yet. The conductor of the game gets up and joins his hands having the button in between them.
    He goes around sliding his hands in between the other players' joined hands. While doing this he gives the button to a certain player. He goes around asking the players who has the button.
    The person who guesses wrongly gets a slap of a strap on the hand. The person who guesses rightly is then appointed to conduct the next game.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Joe Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mullacastle, Co. Cavan