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School: Blacklion

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Blacklion, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 191

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    til he catches one of them, and then that boy catches another boy and so on.
    To play 'high-windows' all the boys and girls gather round in a ring and they catch each others' hands'. There is one left out, and he walks round the ring and he 'taps' a boy or a girl, and the person that he taps runs after him until he catches him.
    To play "Rats and Rabbits" one boy stands out, the others divide into two lines an equal number on each side, one side is called "Rats" and the other side "Rabbits", and if the boy calls "Rats" the 'rats' run, and the 'rabbits' chase them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rupert Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghbane, Co. Fermanagh
    Informant
    Mr Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghbane, Co. Fermanagh