School: Bilboa (roll number 11331)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Muriel Collier
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 161
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- I play ball and I kick football during the evenings.
I amuse myself by nut picking and blackberry picking in the Autumn.
There are certain games played in winter around the fire such as "hide the button". One person holds a button between the palms of his hands. The other players sit in a semicircle around the fire. The person who holds the button goes around and puts his hands into each of the other players hands. He drops the button secretly into someone's hands. Then he asks one of the players who is left out "Who has the button." If he answers correctly he then gets the button and goes round with it and the person who(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Samuel Duckett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Samuel Duckett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
