School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)to set the potatoes on the side of Mount Corrin and the ridges are still to be seen.
- The names of the games that I play are as follows:- blind man's buff, hide, high ranks, colours, four corner fool, London bridges, hunt, and skipping. Long ago girls used to play gobs but this has now died out. This game used to be played with five round stones. Blind man's buff is played in the following manner:- one girl puts a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Barry
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
