School: Mágh Glas, Fethard

Location:
Moglass, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Labhrás Ó Núnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 090

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 090

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  1. There are several ways of selecting a person to have the tig. Here is the way. One two sky blue all out but you, and whatever person you falls on they have the tig.
    Ittle attle blue bottle ittle attle out turn the dish cloth inside out, and whatever person out falls they are out, and so on until only two remain and then one will have it.
    Three little [...] boys sitting in the tent one would not agree to pay the rent. The rent man came and he shouted out Gipsy, Gipsy, you are out.
    Fox is played by any number. The way it is played is one person will run away and when he is gone a long way of the rest of the players will follow him, and when he is caught some of the other players will take his place and so on.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bob Stanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Foulkstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Willie O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockanglass, Co. Tipperary