School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- The games played in Patsy's childhood were top spinning, taws (marbles) ball playing.
Bird catching in Winter. These were caught in home-made traps. Thrushes, black-birds and sparrows were caught and cooked for soup.
Round the fire lupa borg, and dallóg were most generally played.
Deasaidh. Patsy says there was superstition in the Deasai. If you did not do what you were told something bad would happen to you.
- Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- An Tamhnach Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
