School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche
- Location:
- Knockanean, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- Get a loop of copper wire longer than a rabbit's head, and place it on the run of the rabbit, and when the rabbit runs, his head gets caught in the loop. Tops used to be played, also Rounders. Boating in a tub was a great game of long ago. One person used go into a tub and get a long stick and row away. The game of duck used to be played long ago, but it was very dangerous.
- 2. "Pastimes"One of the nicest pastimes on a Summers day is making a daisy chain.We gather a bunch of large daisies.Make a small hole at the top of the daisy.Then put the stem of another daisy into the hole ,and draw it out,and continue on until it is as long as you want it.To make a paper doll we should get paper .it would be very nice if it were coloured.When we have it made we can put it on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Brooks
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creggaun, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Joe Brooks
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Creggaun, Co. Clare
