School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Cill na Sí agus Achadh an Chaorthainn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)fighting." The way they used to play it was, four men used to sit down on the ground and somebody used to tie their wrists & knees and put a spoon in their hands, and then they used to beat each other on the knuckles with the spoons until their knuckles would get sore. Then they would have to fall over because they could not get up as they were tied.
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- Collector
- Mary Gilleran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Caoil, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Peter Gilleran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Cluain Caoil, Co. an Longfoirt
