School: Stoneyford, Thomastown (roll number 3029)
- Location:
- Stonyford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Finghín Mac Íobhair
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- I play a great number of games:-
(1) Rounders
(2) Hide and go seek
(3) Corners
(4) Sally go round the moon
(5) Blind man's buff
(6) Jack Stones
(7) Spy
(8) Roman Soldiers
(9) The King of Rival
(10) Queenie
(11) See this pretty little girl of mine
(12) Ring a ring of roses
(13) It and out goes the darky blue bell
(14) Time of the watch.
We have special games at certain times. On Hallow Eve night we play nut-cracking. People go to the town and buy a lot of nuts for that night. On that night people also play "Snap Apple". An apple is tied on a piece of twine and hung from the ceiling. A person ties each boy's and girl's hands behind their backs. Then the boys and girls try to snatch it with their mouths. "Blind man's buff" is a special around here. A handkerchief is tied over one person's(continues on next page)
