School: Tullow (Monastery)
- Location:
- Tullow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Br. Míchéal Ó Maoileoin
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- In my district the boys play conkers by getting a big chesnut and putting a hole through the centre and put a piece of string about two feet long with a knot on one end through the hole and swing the chesnut at another boys chesnut and see whose chesnut would be broken first. This game is played about September. A good way to have a strong chesnut is to store it away in some dry place for a year.
Spinning tops is played in this district Aout February an March
Marbles are played About April and May
The boys in this district play hurling and football. The(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullow, Co. Carlow