School: Corr Riabhach

Location:
Correagh Glebe, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
R. Mac Éamuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 008

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 008

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  1. The games that are most played in this district are, football, hand-ball, skittles, marbles, cat and dog, blindmans -buff, tug'o war, tig spinning tops, horns, bow and arrow, slings, catapults, daisy chains, witch in the well, and high windows, and they are great sport when played right.
    The game I like best is cat and dog. It is played by putting a brick or stone on the road, and placing a pointed stick on the brick, then get a larger one and strike it with it. After you strike the players
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English