School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)place with the other players. B then does as A has done. The game is continued until each player gets a turn in the ring.
- I get the stem of a dandelion when there was nothing on the top o fit but the fluffy substance in which the seeds are. I put it in front of my mouth and puffed at he fluffy substance, blowing some of it away. I said that was one o'clock. I puffed again, blowing more away and said two o'clock and son on. The number of puffs it took to blow the fluffy substance away completely represented the number of hours at the time. If it took nine puffs the time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brighid Ní Bhraonáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Fhorrach Mhór, Co. Laoise
