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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

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Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 04_025

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    Jack Stones = Four persons are required to play "Jack Stones". Each two must be partners and there must be five stones for the games. Then they count and whoever is one, plays first. The games played are, "Hands" "Castles" "Twoers" "Threers" "Mary Gook" "poll siars" "snaps" "poillin" "Snaps". If the player dies all right he gets a game. If he fails his partner must take up where the other failed until he gets a game.
    "Hands" = The five stacks are thrown up from the palm of the
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    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
    Peggy Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mannin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Mweeloon, Co. Galway