School: Drumconrath (B.) (roll number 16143)
- Location:
- Drumcondra, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Patrick Cassidy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 028
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- A game of colours is played in the following way.a number of boys gather.Two of the boys stand out and one is supposed to be a Devil and the other an Angel.the boy who is an angel gives colours to the other boys.Then the Devil tries to guess their colours.If he guesses a boys colours correctly the boy will have to run and the Devil will run after him. If he catches him he will have to be the Devil.
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- Collector
- Sean Halpenny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcondra, Co. Meath