School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 493

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  1. 1) Tig - 2) Hide and go seek - 3) Frog in the well - 4) Blink man's buff - 5) Bird catching - 6) Ghost in the garden - 7) Steps - 8) High gates - 9) Jack-stones - 10) Marbles - 11) Sitting tig - 12) Leg of mutton - 13) Little a knock down big a - 14) Here we come gathering nuts in May - 15) Here is a poor widow from Sandyland - 16) Vote Vote - 17) Donkey - 18) One, Two, Three, O Laoghaire, I spy - 19) cards - 20) boxes - 21) Fox and geese - 22) Old woman - 23) Skipping - 24) Chain tig - 25) Black cat - 26) Hand-ball - 27) Three leg race - 28) Ring a Rosey - 29) Corners - 30) Rounders - 31) Swinging - 32) Hop scotch - 33) Prisoners - 34) Cat, cat, follow the rat.
    35) Colours - 36) Statues - 37) Round the grey gravel - 38) Draw, draw a bucket of water - 39) Shoot, shoot a man - 40) Soldiers - 41) There stands a lady on the mountain - 42) Sally o, sally o one, two three - 43) Hi, ho, tippity toe - 44) Ball games - 45) Donkey, donkey, who has the ball -
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