School: Béal an Dá Chab (roll number 14225)

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd O Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 235

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  1. The following are the games played in this locality.
    In winter snares are made for catching rabbits. Splintering bird, fishing, Ludo, Draughts, and Snakes and Ladders are also done in winter. Handball, hurling, and football are played in the Summer. Rounders are played in the Locality also, then can be played by four persons or more.
    Burn Duck and Blackberry picking are done in the Autumn.
    In the winter nights boys get lights and go out into
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydehob, Co. Cork