School: Cora Caitlín (B.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 105
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- I play a lot of games every day. Some of them are indoor games and they are always played at night, the others are outdoor games these are played in the daylight. Here are the outdoor games and how they are played.Jack-stonesHere is how it is played. First you must get five round stones. Then you put them on the front of your hand. Then you throw them up in the air and catch them when they are coming down and so on until you come to twenty-five, then you play two, three, four, five, then high-castles, dress the bed, pick the potato, and crows nest. A lot of people both big and small in my neighborhood play this game.Picky.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Pádraig Mac an Ultaig
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Latoon South, Co. Clare
