School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Children play many different games such as "Old Hag" "Colours" and "Tug of War".
The way the children play old hag is, a big girl is the mother another girl is the hag the remainder of the children gather around the mother.
The mother asks the hag what time it is a couple of times.
Then the mother asks the hag what is she(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brighidh Ní Lálúar
- Other names
- Brighidh Ní Lálúar (local name)
- Brigid Ní Leatlobhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Lawler
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny