School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 244
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- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Brewster
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Killashandra, Co. Cavan
- One player takes his stand on a spot of rising ground, which he calls "Paddy's " Land. The others make frantic efforts to gain a foothold on the mound too. If one succeeds in doing so, he is promoted to be "Up on Paddy's Land" and the tussle re-starts. They leader saying "Im up on Paddy's Land and who dare put me down.
