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1. The Games I Play

   

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   (1) Chip Chop Cherry This game is played in the following manner. First a circle is drawn. Then there are big and small numbers put all around the outside of the circle. A person may begin at any number he may wish and repeat the words Chip chop cherry all the men in Londonderry would not be able to climb up to the top of the chip chop cherry. Whatever number he stops at he rubs it out and puts it down on the corner of the page on which he is playing the trick. Whoever has the biggest number when added wins the game.

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   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
         1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Liam Ó Dubhraigh

   Gender

   Male

2. The Games I Play

   

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   (2). Púicín Dallóg.
   One person is blindfolded with a dallóg or handkerchief and he follows the rest trying to catch

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