School: Stoneyford, Thomastown (roll number 3029)
- Location:
- Áth Stúin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Finghín Mac Íobhair
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- I play a lot of games:-
(1) Rounders
(2) Hide and go seek
(3) Spy
(4) Corners
(5) Jack stones
(6) Sally go round the moon
(7) Blind man's buff
(8) Roman Soldiers
(9) The king of Rival
(10) Queenie
(11) See this pretty little girl of mine
(12) Ring a ring of roses
(13) Time of the watch
(14) In and out goes the darky bluebellWe have special games for certain times. On Hallow Eve night we play nut cracking. During that time people buy a lot of nuts. On that night some people play "snap apple". An apple is tied from the ceiling. A person ties each boy's and girl's hands behind their backs. The boys and girls then try to catch the apple in their mouths.
Blind man's buff is the special game played around here. A cloth(continues on next page)
