School: Carrowan (roll number 9577)
- Location:
- Carrowen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 86
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- (continued from previous page)at the fire side at night in winter. The (b) play old maid, granny, and twenty five, and lots of others game in cards. There are only two can play draughts at a time but more than two can play cards at a time. On hallow eve night there are many games which the play. They tie and apple to the roof with along piece of string the put a threepenny bit in a dip of water and try to get it out with his mouth and not to put his hands near it. The also put nuts on a shovel on the fire to see who will get married the first, and the cut the skin of the and let it fall like E or any letter the say that it is the name of who the are going get married too. This all the games we play.
- Collector
- Margaret Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowen, Co. Donegal
