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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
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Seán Ó Cibhil
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    "Is there a lock here. Is there a lock there"
    Then that one would give another girl a tip and then she would have to follow the girl that struck her. Then when she would go around the ring the next times.
    5. Some days some one would have a ball and then all the girls would play "Rounders."
    Mary McGing
    Those games were played in Aughagower school.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Mc Ging
    Gender
    Female