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

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Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 11_031

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    The games they used to play around here. They used to play twenty five. This is the way they used to play it. Eight men used to sit in. Then they used to cast knaves.
    Then they used to say “I am yours mate” and they used to say this for a while. Then they used to say. “How many games”. Then they used to shift places and start
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    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aodh Mac Giolla Riadaí
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raithnigh, Co. Donegal