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School: Cluain Fhiadh (B.), Carraig na Siúire (roll number 1857)

Location:
Clonea, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Liam Ó Heireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 49

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    At school we play a fair number of games. Hurling football and handball are our chief games, but we play several others besides, such as colours. In this game a big number of players is needed to have any sport. The chief characters in it are a devil and an angel. The rest are lined along in a straight rows, and the angel gives them each a secret colour. Then the devil comes and calls out any colour he thinks of and the boy or girl that has the first colour called must run on a marked out course and if the devil catches him he will put him in his corner. If he gets into the angels corner he is safe and so on. A few years past we used to play skittles but it is seldom we play them now. We play another game
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 13
    Address
    Clonea, Co. Waterford