School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)
- Location:
- Tulaigh Chromáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mrs. Brennan
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Games I play.
The games are "Play me a pin","Hide and go seek","Hide the thimble","Blind man's buff",Ludo,Draughts,Snakes and ladders.
The way you play "Play me a pin"is we get a pin and hide it in one of the hands,then ask the other players which hand it is in.Whoever finds it then hides it.
"Hide the thimble is played this way.One hides the thimble while the rest don't look.The one who hides it tells the searchers to look for the thimble.Whoever finds it will hide it the next time.
"Hide and go seek"is played like this.All the children hide themselves except the one who looks for them.Whoever he catches first has to look the next time.
"Blind man's buff"is played like this.One ties a scarf over his eyes and the others run round him and if he catches one,that person(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Leo Magee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tulaigh Chromáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
