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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 238

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    (8) Cracking Chestnuts
    Two boys get a chestnut each and bore a hole in them.
    They put a piece of twine out through the nut and they put a knot on the end of the twine. The other boy does the same.
    One boy hits the other boys chestnut with his nut and so on until one of the nuts are broken.
    (6) A game to amuse a child.
    Say the following rhyme.
    "This little pig went to the market.
    This little pig stayed at home.
    This little pig got bread and butter.
    And this little pig got none.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Bennett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly