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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 415

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Marblehill, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Dan Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Marblehill, Co. Donegal

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    In summer the children play Tig, Hide - and - seek and duck. In spring they play marbles and Hop - Scotch. Other games which they play are high windows, hide - the - button, granny, Duke - duke - John, Corners, Jolly - workers, Blind - man's - buff, Colours and Fishes.
    The way Blind - mam's - buff is played is, some person puts a cloth on their eyes and keeps it on until he catches some person and names him. The person that is caught must put the cloth on his eyes then. In colours each person gets the name of
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