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School: Muine Mór

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 108

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    Here are some of the games I play Jack Stones, Cock Shot, jumping, Blinds Man's Buff or Dallóg and some others.
    Jack Stones is played by getting five small stones and putting four of them in the form of a square and one in the middle you are to lift the middle one and throw it up and while it is up you are to have one of the corner ones lifted and so on like that.
    Cock shot is played by getting an old jam pot and sink an old stick in the ground and hang the jam pot on it and fire at it and try to break the jam pot.
    Jumping is played by getting two forket sticks and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim