School: Cill Ábhaill
- Location:
- Cill Fhábhail, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0442
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- All the children like to play games. The boys play taws. First they make a ring then they leave down a taw each. Then they test for pink. They leave down a taw in the middle and whoever is nearest to that taw will be first shot. They also make trap-cages for trapping birds in winter time. They play rounders in summer-time. First they call a match. Then they toss to see who will have the ring first. The side that wins the toss goes into the ring. They get a boy who gives in the ball, each one hits the ball and runs to the station.
Collected by Thomas Hunt, Ballyfahy
Heard from his father Patrick Hunt Ballyfahy
- Collector
- Thomas Hunt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Faiche, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Patrick Hunt
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Faiche, Co. Shligigh
