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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 06_030

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    jumping and there was great delight at that. They would have a jump of five foot and a half erected. They all would stand in a line after one another and any one that was a bad jumper would have to stand back. The best jumper of all was Phill Lyons of bloonskill. A lot of them used to hurt themselves at it.
    Another great game of theirs was stone throwing. They would get a stone two stone weight. They would make a mark and stand a certain distance from the mark. They would all stand in a line and each would get a turn to throw the stone. The most of them
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo