School: Carlingford (B.)

Location:
Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
C. Ó Blunaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 045

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 045

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    4. Marbles: This is a game usually played in the month of February.
    5. paper Chase: In this game five boys go and drop papers, and the others follow them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Seamus Thornton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carlingford, Co. Louth
  3. (Contributed by Ben Fretwell, Castle Hill)
    Taws and Saves: Button, Hop, Step and Jump.
    Taws and Saves: This game is usually played in February. It is played by each player placing a safe in the ring, and shooting at them with a Taw. If you hit another Taw, you win a safe. When you shoot, if your Taw stays in the ring it is called "fat", and you shoot again.
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