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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 241

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    10 Hunt the hare
    A boys gets two stones and he throws up one. Then he throws up the other one when the first on is coming down. He keeps on like that until he lets one stone fall and then he has to give it to the boy next him.
    11 Backhead
    Two boys get a black head each.
    The black head is a flower that grows in the meadows.
    It has a long stem and a hard head. One boy strikes the other boys blackhead with his own. Each get his own stroke and so on until one of them is broken. Then he gets another and so on until they get tired of it.
    12 Clip Clop
    Two boys are necessary to play this game. They have to hit
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    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
    Owen Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Noggusduff, Co. Offaly