School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

Location:
Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Peoples
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  1. Cluichí 12: 4: 1938
    Nowadays children have lots of games to play both in the house and in the school yard. The following is a list of them,
    The Black Man,
    Birds,
    Three wise men from the East.
    Fox and Chickens.
    The Cat and the Mouse,
    Broken Branches,
    The Grand Old Duke of York,
    The Farmer wants a wife
    The jolly Miller,
    Tig,
    Rounders,
    Two Little Sunny Girls,
    Two Little Sunny Boys,
    The Ghost in the Garden,
    Hares and Hounds,
    Blind Man's Buff,
    Pussy in the Corner,
    The Black Man, This game is played as follows. The children all go to the foot of the yard except one who is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal