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School: Christ Church, Castlebar (roll number 14358)

Location:
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A. C. Ní Mhaitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 232

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    Games
    The children in our village play games. They play "Four Corner Fool". It is played by getting four stones and each person stands at a stone and one person in the middle. Then they run from one stone to another.
    We also play a game of "The Ring". "The Ring" is a very nice game to play. It can be played around the fire on a cold winters day or night. The way to play "The Ring is for every one to hold their hands together and some person is to go around and put the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eva Carson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Carson
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo