School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 243

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    and two more follow him and if he is caught he has to follow.
    I play another game called horses come through. First of all a crowd of boys and girls catches hands and then two more catches hands facing each other and they start shouting horses come trough and they start going out under the other two boys hands and each of these two boys have a different word it may be a gold watch or a gold pen and after a while they catch a boy and ask him which will he have and which ever of the boys have that word he will go behind him and the continue on until which ever of two boys have the most behind him and then they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English