School: Durrus, Bantry (roll number 13023)

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   "Snakes and ladders" is played with a dice and a card with one hundred squares on it. In this card there are a lot of snakes and ladders. Two or three players only can play this at the time. The dice which is cubical in shape, each side numbered from one to six is put in a box and shaken. If number six is "up" on the dice the player may move the button to number one on the card. If number one happens to be the foot of a ladder the button may be moved to the top of it. If your button happens to come to the head of a snake you must remove it to the tail of the snake and await your luck with the dice. If for example the dice shows four you may move the button four squares and so on until you reach one hundred.
   The people of this locality amuse themselves by night - especially in Winter time - by playing various card games. One of the most popular of these is twenty five (25). Any number of people up to ten can play this game. Five cards are dealt to each and the next card turned up will be the trump. Whoever reaches twenty-five (25) first is declared winner. Sometimes they play for small stakes. In this game the smallest in black cards (e.g.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Winnie Dukelow

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dromataniheen, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Thomas Dukelow

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dromataniheen, Co. Cork