School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 02_032

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 02_032

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  1. The games most frequently played are football, hurling, hand ball. These games are especially amusing from March to July. Other games are nutcracking and blackberry picking in Autumn. Trapping rabbits in Summer. In the long Winter nights games are played by the children. Some of them play cards, others play a game called "T" the thief. There should be four children
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Horgan
    Gender
    Male