School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- We play a great many game in this district but the most popular of all is a game called tig.
Tig is an old favourite and can be played by any number of persons.
All the players stand round in a ring and one of them gives out the tig in the following fashion.
T, I, G, tig, spells the dear old irish tig.
Whoever the last word falls on has(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Duncan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Thomas Dungan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny