School: Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9317)
- Location:
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Lochlainn
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Games.
The games we play at school are "London Bridges" "Dukes riding"
"High Gates" "Hide and seek" "Frog in the middle"and Dacks.
London Bridges.Two girls stand apart from the others and call themselves some name .
The rest would come marching up and go underneath their hands and whilst going they say"London Bridges falling down,falling down on my fair lady".They would keep one girl and ask her which name would she prefer and she could go to the back of that person. When there would be a crowd at each side they would pull to know who would win.
High Gates .Twelve or thirteen stand in a line and catch hands .They stand as far apart as possible and hold their hands high .One stands inside(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs James Mungovan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
