School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 11_028

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    throw a nother marble at the one at the circle.Who ever hits the marble three times the first gets the marble.
    Flogging tops.
    This game is not so common.The children who play this game they have a top and a whip.They spin the top on the ground and they hit it with a whip.
    Pitch and toss.
    This game is played mostly by men.It is played by leaving a stone on the ground and by throwing a penny at it and who ever would put the penny the nearest to the stone would have
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Cobhthaigh
    Gender
    Male