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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 248

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  1. Games Played at Fireside

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    This is the way we play this game. There is a row of people to sit around the fire, and one goes around (the) with a little stick and strikes everybody's foot. Whils't the person striking the feet says a little Irish rhyme like this:
    Lúrabog larabog
    liúráin buidhe,
    buidhe Úi Néill,
    Neillín Priobáin,
    Priobán súileach,
    suilidhe [?] seicneach,
    seicnidhe mulláin,
    Ávh mulláin,
    Mulláin Lathaighe,
    Cúl na gcailleach,
    'Sceach an phlaiceach,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Nora Hennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Hennelly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo