School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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- During the year I play various games. In Summer I go fishing, cycling, and sometimes bathing. In the evenings I play handball, pitching rings and money, throwing weights, "tick" and jumping. Winter is the best part of the year for games.
During the day, if there is snow I make a snowman and have snow-fights. When the frost is thick I have a good slide. In the long nights I play cards, draughts, hide the thimble, blindmans buff, and giving out the ring.
The way we pitch rings is: to put two pieces of iron or hard wood in the ground about thirteen feet apart and two boys to stand at each end. the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Frank Kirrane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo