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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 043

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    circle and hold their hands very high. One player gets in the centre. Let us call him "A". He goes to a far part of the ring. Then he calls some one to follow him. Let us call him "B". A runs everywhere through the ring and "B" runs after him. They run around until "B" catches "A" The "A" gets into the circle with the rest of the players and "B" gets into the centre and he then calls some one to follow him just as before. They play then until everyone gets a chance in the ring.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sighle Nic Aoda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fallaghmore, Co. Laois