School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- An Chorr Mhín, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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- (continued from previous page)with his stick. If he puts it past the circle the boy that is standing in it would have to run after the stick. While he'd be going for it the other boy would have to keep running from ring to ring, and count the number of times. The two boys in their turn would strike it back to each other and the same thing will happen. Who ever runs thirty times first wins the game.
I have another game called chesnut cracking. First we get a chesnut each, and put it on a cord. Then we start giving blow for blow at the chesnut. Who ever had his chesnut broken first(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ted Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Mrs Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Mí
