School: Donaghmoyne

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   the ring again and they go round again and sing
   here's a wee widow etc, etc

   Draughts

   When you are going to play draughts you get a square board with black and white squares on it. Then you get little round wooden bits of stick called men, twelve black and twelve white and there are eighteen squares of each kind on the bord red and white. You only can put the men on the red squares. whatever colour of men you pick you put them on the board next yourself. The black men move first you keep on moving until all the men of one colour are killed. Whoever has the most

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Ruddy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisnamoyle Etra, Co. Monaghan