School: Coill Mhór (roll number 16780)
- Location:
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ua Claidhimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 59
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- XML “Dallóg”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Youngsters play a game called "ballóg" also on that night. This the way it is plawed. Get a cloth and tie it round someone's eyes. That person follows a crowd round about until he or she catche's someone and the person he catches has to put it on himself.
- Ducking is also played on that night. People get a tub of water and they leave it out on the floor. Then they put an apple down to the bottom of it by putting a penny into it. Then whoever is going to duck for the apple their hands are tied behind their back and that person duck with his head for the apple.
