School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 307
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- The out-door games which I play are, hide and go seek, tig, burn the child, train train, picky, and colours.
To play tig at first one person goes round the ring and says "cup, saucer, out".
She continues in that way and when all the children are out whoever is last will have to follow.
She will then follow the other children and if she hits any one of them they must hunt the others and so on until they get tired of playing.
To play burn the child first a heap of small stones is got.
Then a ring is made and that is said to be a house.
One big girl is then said to be the mother.
She goes to town and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Hanrahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Hanrahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry
