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School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)

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Claremorris, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 303

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    In my district we play the following games-:
    hide - and - seek; tick; chain tick; stick - of barley; feet of ground; Hell, Heaven and Purgatory; colours; The good angel and bad angel: Even numbers; Nuts in May, All around the Mulberry bush; Twelve jugs of nice air; wallflowers; A bit of fat a bit of lean; Whip; jack stones; Dan, Dan, thread the needle dan, dan, now; base ball; camogie; ring a ring a rosy; the ghost in the wall;
    During the year children skip, spin toys, make little houses using broken delph, sea saw, swinging.
    Indoor games:-
    Games around the fire lur - a bug lar - a bug; hens fly; passing the button; jack stones, forfits, cards; hide - a - button; blind man's buff
    In Winter we slide on the ice, make snow men, throwing snow balls
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Sloyan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo