School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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Games
Long, Long ago there was a game played at wakes called Slapping. A man would get up put his hand behind his back with his palm outwards Then he would challenge any man in the house for slapping. Then a man would get up and give him three slaps on the hand as hard as he could draw them.
Then they would change places and keep on like that every second time till one could give in. Sometimes before they would give in the blood would be streaming out of the tips of their fingers.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bernard Niland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newbrook, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Niland
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Newbrook, Co. Mayo