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School: Poulfur

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 248

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    he hits anyone with the ball, a small stone is put in the cap of the person whom he hits. If he fails to hit him a stone is put in the thrower's cap. The game continues like this each member rolling the ball at the caps as his turn comes. When a player gets six stones in his cap, he is out of the game and takes up his cap. (Each) Each player picks up his cap according as he gets six stones in it, until one person is left who has not six. He is the winner.
    Patrick Barden,
    Grange,
    Fethard-on-Sea,
    Co. Wexford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Barden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grange, Co. Wexford