School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    I play a great number of games. One is called blind-man's-buff. It is played on winter nights. The four corner fool is a game played in a field. There are four stones placed in a field and one stone in the middle. One boy stands at each stone and one boy at the centre stone and he is called the fool. Children have great sport in the summer romping in the hay and jaunting in the cart when drawing
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon