School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0376

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    very enjoyable game for schoolchildren. The scholars line up while one gives out a rhyme "P-I-G, pig, you have the tig, out you go". The person whom the last word falls on is said to have the tig. All the others run away and the person who has the tig must get rid of it by touching one of them and saying "Tig". The same thing is continued by that child.
    Pussy four Corners.
    Pussy four corners is a very amusing game for the young children. Four children stand in four
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English