School: Clonshough

Location:
Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 453

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  1. Sticky Toffee is a game usually played in a field. One player arranges the other players in a run and tells another player to put his foot in the ring and says.
    "You have the "sticky" "toffee" Hearing this the players run and the one who has the "sticky "toffee," chases them. If he tips a player on the back the one who is tipped has to hold one hand on this back and chase the other players.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noel Dean
    Gender
    Male
  2. A trick with cards is to hide the Ace of Diamonds when the audience is not looking. Then put the ace of Hearts upsidedown betwen the King and Queen of diamonds so that it looks like the ace of Diamonds. Then put the ace between the king and Queen, and give them to someone else to put into the pack. Then tell someone to look the ace of Diamond
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