School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Na Gleannta, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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- Long ago the people had great passtimes and toys to make sport and amusement for themselves. Some of these sports was Hole Ball, Camain, cocains and snares for catching rabbits and birds.
The hole ball was played by making a little hole in the ground and place a ball a certain distance from the hole and hit it to the hole to see who will be the first to put it into the hole. They also played camain which caused great passtimes for them. This game was played on great plains but sometimes people got hurt by it.
Cocain were use for catching fish especially in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peadar Ua Gallchobhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mín an Cholbha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Máire Ní Ghallchobair
- Gender
- Female
