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School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)

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Claremorris, Co. Mayo
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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    Colours
    All line up except two girls. One goes a little bit from the line of children and the other one gives everybody a different colour and she takes a colour herself. Then she calls the other girl, who tries to guess a colour that some girl has been given. If she names a right coulour, she runs after the girl who has that colour to a certain place named, and if they girl she runs after, gets to the place named and back to the line of girls she is called "God's bird". But if the other girl catches her, she is called the "devil's bird". This continues untill all the girls colours are called.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Killen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Clare, Co. Mayo