School: An Mhainistir, Malla (roll number 12519)
- Location:
- Mallow, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An Bráthair Lúcás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 552
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- (continued from previous page)can play this game. First they make a hole in the nut, then they put a piece of twine through it with a knot on the end. Then one player says "first shot", so the game goes on until some nut breaks, and the winning nut is considered "conqueror of one". If the twines get tangles the player that first shouts "tangle, three shots" gets three shots.10. Follor the leaderThis game can be played by any number of boys. First they select one boy as the leader and what ever the leader does the others must do the same.11. HoopsBefore this game can be played each boy must have a hoop. They all start together at a certain poin t and have a race all round the town Hoops are got out of a bicycle wheel but the spokes are cut out of it.(continues on next page)
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