School: Sidhean (roll number 6501)

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1. Games We Play (continued)

   

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   Hound and hare is a game played by boys. One boy is selected as the "hare". He gets a start of a couple of fields. The others follow and try to catch him. They run after him till they catch him and then they "kill" him by giving him three blows on the head.

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2. Local Songs - Jackson and Jane

   

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   You Monaghan sportsmen I pray you draw near
   And a few simple verses you quickly will hear
   About a brave hero that lives near Ballybay
   They call him Hugh Jackson I hear people say
   His mills, kilns and barns display a great show
   His cloth from the north to the city does go,
   For bleaching and lapping he exceeds them all
   And he ranks at the first in the Linen Hall.

   Some more of his praises I'm going to explain,
   You muses assist me to sing about Jane,
   You might search Ireland over from Cork to Kildare,
   And not find an equal for his famous guy mare,
   He went into the stable and those words did say,
   The hour is approaching when you must away
   A cup near Cootehill you have twice won with fame

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