School: Malahide (B.)

Location:
Malahide, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Haodha
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  1. October 25th; 1938.
    Games I play
    There are many games I play. One of them is cook. You count up to twenty and whoever gets the twenty has the "chase" Then the others go out to hide and he has to chase them. Another game is chestnuts. Get a chestnut and bore a hole in it and then put a piece of string through the hole. Then play a game with somebody else until one chestnut is broken by striking it with another. The good one is then the conqueror. Another
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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
    Anthony Grogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Yellow Walls, Co. Dublin