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   he gets a slap of the belt.
   "Skittles" is played by putting five skittles standing on the street and getting and getting three sticks and throwing the sticks one after another and whoever knocks the five skittles has a game.
   "Marbles" is played by making a little hole in the ground and trying to throw a marble into the hole.
   "Jackstones" is played by getting five "Jackstones" and throwing up one and lifting another before you would catch the first one coming down, and then you throw up the five together and catch them coming down.

   

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2. Games I Play

   

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   I play a good many games. I play "marbles" in spring, "Hide and go seek" in summer, "Dogs and Hares" in summer, "Rings" in winter, "Cards" in winter, "Tip, Top the castle" in winter, "Fox and Goose" in winter, "Skittles" in summer. The "marbles" are played by making three holes in the ground and the same distance apart. The person stands at one hole and throws a

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Charles Tierney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan