Abstract: Story collected by John Reilly, a student at Harold (B.), Dalkey school (Dalkey, Co. Dublin) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0798/2/83
School Harold (B.), Dalkey [Vol. 0798, Chapter 0002]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Dublin Schools
Five Stones [duchas:4387602]
120 "Five Stones" 13-5-38 Here is the way to play five stones. Get four stones and then one a bit bigger. Then put the four small st on the path and then the bigger one in the middle. Then throw a small (stone that is) ball at the stones and if the ball hits a small stone that is five points and the bigger stone counts ten points. Whoever gets 100 or any other number wins the game. The boys in Dalkey (pa) play the game all through the year. John Reilly 6th class 11 St Patricks Sq Dalkey
Original reference: 0798/2/83
Five Stones
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