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School: Baile an Chaisleáin, PortLáirge (roll number 15841)

Location:
Castletown, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Gobnait Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 47

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  1. Games we Play

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    Hunt the fox.
    Rock Salt.
    Tig.
    Hide and go seek.
    Colours
    Statues
    The Robbers passing by.
    Hunt the fox is one of our favourite games. Any number can play it. One child is the fox. The others follow him. Whoever succeeds is the fox himself and is on.
    Rock salt is a game which we seldom play in school. One child hides a stone. When he has it hid[den] he called aloud "Rock Salt". The others go in search of the white stone. He who finds the stone has to hide it again. The
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English