School: Stoneyford, Thomastown (roll number 3029)
- Location:
- Stonyford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Finghín Mac Íobhair
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- I play a lot of games. Some of them are:-
(a) Rounders and corners
(b) Hide and go seek
(c) Jack Stones
(e) Sitting tig
(f) Blind Man's Buff
(g) Marbles
(h) Swing-swong
(i) leaf-cracking
9j0 Spinning Tops
I often make traps for birds. The best time to set these traps is when there is a heavy fall of snow or when there is hard frost. When the snow is on the ground the birds find it hard to get food and it is not hard to catch them.
The Game I like best is rounders and it is an easy game to play. You would half the crowd and toss to see who goes in first to the ring. The rest go out and try to catch the ball. If you hit the ball and it is caught before it hops your team is out.(continues on next page)
