School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teachers: P. Dawson C. Mac an Ghirr
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- Wakes - Clay pipes and tobacco.
Razor dead man shaved with always given to man who shaves him.
Any tobacco left is thrown out - considered unlucky to keep it. - Games at Wakes - Buttony ButtonyThose in the game sit in a line with their hands joined. One has button in his joined hands and he goes round and puts it into somebody's hand and no one knows who. Then he asks some player who has the button, and if the guess is wrong, the person guessed can put some penalty on the guesser and this continues till the button is found and the correct guesser starts all over again