School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

Location:
Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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    Then take up three and then four.
    You have to do that with one hand if you let the mould fall you may give the jack's to the next girl that is playing with you.
    The next thing when playing is to make a first gate by leaving your first two fingers down on the ground and peg up the mould with your right hand and throw out the jacks on the ground and then peg up the mould and draw in the first jack, then peg up the mould and draw in the second jack, then the third and then the fourth jack is called teb that means that the jack is teb and must not be drawn in until last and if you stir that drawing it in you are out again.
    Then you make a second gate by leaving your second two fingers on the ground and draw in the jacks just the same as the first
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English