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School: Portlongfield

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Portlongfield, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 115

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    the hill.
    Sometimes they get a long stick and they nail a lid to it. They push on the stick and the lid turns round. They push the stick on a road or lane. Boys make skittles of wood. They make each skittle about half a foot high. They make four skittles which counts five each. Then they make three throwers which they try to knock the skittles down. They play on till they get a hundred.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Luby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhart, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Peter Gormley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Gartylough, Co. Cavan