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School: Urbal (roll number 13874)

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Urbal, Co. Leitrim
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Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 495

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  1. Game - Boys Sitting around the Fire

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

  2. Game with Ashes Piled on the Hearthstone

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    A straw about 2" long was stuck in the middle of the pile. Perhaps there would be five or six persons sitting around the fire, each person having a straw in his hand. The person that would toss the straw (stuck in the pile) was supposed to be the first person to die. Each person, with his straw,
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