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   on the ground is lifting it up he must make a cross on the ground with the spike of his top or if he doesn't he will have to leave it down again. When the top reaches the ring each boy is entitled to give it three - hand pegs. To do this the top is driven down in the ground until the head of it is level with the surface and each boy gives it three hand - pegs with the spike of his to p and does his best to split it. We play another game called spurring and we play it with buttons. Every boy hits a button on a stone in the wall. Every boy tries to get his own button within a span of his hand of another button. If he gets it within a span of his hand of another button he picks it up. We play another game called "Cock in the Corner" A number of

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Ruane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Owen Ruane

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo