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School: Derrynananta

Location:
Doire na Neanta Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Mrs O' Regan
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    Games I Play
    These are the games I play
    Colours
    High windows
    Blind man's bluff
    Hide and Seek
    Frog in the middle
    Fox and geese
    Tickety Tock
    Swinging
    See-Saw
    This is the way "Colours" is played. The children stand in line. The three stand to one side. One gives a colour to each of the other children that are in line.The other two are called the devil and angel. Then the angel comes behind the back of the person that gave the colours, She asks the angel "Who is there". "The angel with the golden hair" replies the angel, "What do you want", " A colour" Then the angel calls the colour and if anyone in the line has the colour she runs. The devil and angel run after and if the angel gets her she is in heaven and if the devil gets her she is in hell. hen the devil comes behind the back of the person that gave the colours and the person asks.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneensauran, Co. an Chabháin