School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)

Location:
Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 08_015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 08_015

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  1. Cards are a the name that the people play mostly round here.
    That is a game called Twenty-five. This is the way they play it. Eight men sit down to the table. The first thing they do is to [cast]? Knaves. Casting knaves means to put out the cards and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Thrimble
    Gender
    Female