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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 507

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    as long as there is a rounder made the person can be brought in again. If a person who is out the field catches the ball before it reaches the ground after a person hits it the people who are out the field come into town.
    "Tig." A person runs after another until he catches him.
    "Spy." A person stands at a place called the den and then closes his eyes. The other children go away and hide and after a while the person on the den opens his eyes and then looks for the other children. When he spys a person he has to run to the den and hit it. If another child hits the the person who is on the den he gets a game. When the person who was on the den is away looking for the other children and if another child hits the den he is said to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Celia Mulvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim