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School: Drom Mór (C.), Malla (roll number 13780)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
M. Uí Uallaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369D, Page 01_030

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    The games I play are "Hunting", "hide and go seek", "picky", marbles, three legged races, ball playing, snakes and ladders, draughts, ludo, cardplaying such as the game of "45" "25" "110" "whist" "sevens" beggar my neighbour" "and old maid". In the Summer I play picky and hide and go seek and marbles because these are played out of doors. But in the Winter when the weather is too wet and cold to remain out of doors I have to remain inside and play indoor games. On Hallow Eve the games are many and varied. We sit by the fire roasting nuts. Two nuts are put on the fender together. One represents a girl and the other a boy. If when the nuts
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Female