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School: Cill Moibhí (B)

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Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Labhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 300

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    This game is played out in the fields on the long Summer evenings.A standard is placed in the middle of the field. The best runner is selected. All the rest stand round the field.
    They all shout cú. He follows one of them. If any one of the other boys is at the stand before he catches a boy he will be the cú for the next time again. If he succeeds in catching that boy he will be the cú the next time. It is played the same way over and over again.The game continues like that until all are tired.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Rusheens West, Co. Mayo