School: Carrowbawn, Cill Dá Lua
- Location:
- Carrowbaun, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ghadhnair
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- (continued from previous page)snare for fear it would be stolen and if there was a rabbit in it I would bring it home and I would also bring the snare so that dogs, sheep, goats or cattle would not get caught in it, and next evening at twilight I would set it again
There is also a ball - alley in the parish where the young men and boys assemble after Mass on Sunday and here the ball is thrown against the ball - alley and when it comes back again it is hit with the hand and sent back and each person tries to hit it when it comes back.
Girls too have many pastimes such as: - playing "Jack - stones" making "Daisy - chains" "Pici" Swinging between trees commonly called "See - Saw".
