School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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- Another game was called
Laying an Egg.hold 2.The Player learned to throw up 1 of these 2, then leave down the one still in the hand, and catch the first coming down. The one left down was the "Egg" It was dropped from the heel of the handII Hold 3. Lay 2 eggs.III Hold 4. Lay 3, one by one catching and throwing up as before.That means that the 4 [?] first laid down can be lifted by a skilled player, as described, and then laid one-by-one in the same position as first laid on. [?]
But much practice, and nimble fingers are needed to accomplish this.It was a grand game for a hot day.- Collector
- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan