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School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0780, Page 268

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  1. Games I Play - Colours

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    The games I play are :- Hide-and-seek, Hare-and-Hounds, colours, Mother, Match-man, Statues, Nuts-in-May, Jenny-Jones, Gipsies, Shop, Ghost-in-the-garden, Willie-Way-Tail, Giant-steps, School, Blind-man's-buff, Four Corners, Follow-the-leader, Chain Tig, Queenie, Donkey, Here-are-the-robbers, Jack-stones, House and Ball, Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosy, Old Mother Witch, Stick Toffee, Ghost-in-the Garden, Hanging-out-the-clothes, Clock Chuckie.
    Colours.
    A leader, gives a colour to a number of others. Then the Devil, (some other Child) comes to the door. The leader asks "who is there" and the Devil answers "the devil on the chair". Then the bearer of whatever colour he asks for runs, and if he is caugh - he is a devil, if not he is an Angel.
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  2. Games I Play - Mother

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Maguire
    Gender
    Female