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School: Cluain Uí Chuinn (roll number 5844)

Location:
Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 304

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    Other games I heard of from old people were word games, one being started with the words binn, binn. bobarún, síor a mhíle grádh". but I can get no further account of this.
    Another began with Hulabó, Holabó bosín buidhe (yellow paw). I heard this played when I was very small. It was followed by a string of Irish words, and the penalty for missing your place was a kick in the shin! I cannot remember any of the Irish words which followed;
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. games
            1. wake games (~170)
        2. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M. Mc Glynn
    Address
    Killynagh More, Co. Roscommon