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School: Baile Mhodáin (roll number 12011)

Location:
Bandon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Groves
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0314, Page 254

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    I enjoy myself playing many games in Summer and Winter.
    The following are the games I play in Winter :- table tennis, ludo, draughts, snakes-and-ladders, tiddley winks, bagatelle, lotto, rings, dominoes, crown and anchor, cinderella, motor race and blind man's buff.
    Ludo is a favorite game, and nearly everybody plays it. Bagatelle is also a very nice game.; Blind man's buff is also a nice game on cold and wet days.
    The games I play around the fire are cards, and riddles. The card games I play are :- snap, old maid, fives, sevens, twenty fives, patience, nap, newmarket, banker and
    beggar-my-neighbour.
    These are the games I
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martha Burns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogheenavodig, Co. Cork