School: Dún Béicín (roll number 14822)
- Location:
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Nic Giolla Geanainn
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- Games I play
The rule of contrariness is one of the games I play. It is played in the following way. Two people can only play this game at a time. First get a handkerchiel, each of them catches an end and the one that is playing the trick has a rod in his hand and says the following words. When I say pull let you let go" and if the person is not quick enough he will strike hime on the hands
Dallog is played in the following way First a cloth is put on some person's eyes and he is left standing in the middle of the crowd that is playing and the first one he catches has to take the cloth
Rounders is played int he following way. First four stones are got and stands are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Winnie Dunleavy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunowla, Co. Sligo
