School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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- Collector
- Daniel Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Here we play hurling, football, tops, hare off and tip. Hurling and football are our national pastimes.Tops, hare off and tip are the other most common pastimes. Tops are made of timber in the shape of a cone with a spear in the narrow end. Then a cord is wound around it and is thrown against the ground and the cord is held the top spins and may be taken up in the hand.
When boys play tops they make a cross on the ground and peg up to it. The(continues on next page)