School: Sailcheartáin (Sillahetane), Dúnmaonmhuighe
- Location:
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Íte Ní Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)They had a kind of top long ago; they called it "te-to-tum".
It was made of wood; it had four sides, and it had a pointed part for spinning it.
They used agree to put down a certain number of buttons or clothes pegs, or very occasionally, half-pence.
A was marked on one side of the top
P on another side
N " " "
T " " "
They used spin the top in turn & when it stopped spinning, if A was turned up it meant "Take All" (the buttons or whatever they were playing for
P meant "Put down".
N meant "Nothing"
T meant "Take One".
They used decide to finish the game at a certain time, & whoever would have the most buttons then, would win the game.
It was called "te-to-tum", because they used say "te-to-tum" as the top was spinning.
- Collector
- H. Clarke
- Address
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Richard Tyner
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
