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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    Four-corner fool is an out-door game. It is played with five stones, one at each corner and one in the middle. The person that is on the central stone is supposed to be the fool. The players run from one stone to the other. Pitching for money is another outdoor game. The person stands about twenty feet from the bobstone where he throws the money. Swinging is another game. A rope is procured
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael J. Gately
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Caltraghduff, Co. Galway