School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:: Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
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The Games I Play

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The Games I play Pee-Paw-Pin Pee-paw-pin is played around the fire on Winter's nights. Two people only can play it. One of them must close his eyes while the other one puts the pin in one of his hands, then he puts his two hands out and the other one points on the ones hand that has the pin. Pee-paw-pin, Open the door, And let the poor blind man Whither I loose or whither I This is the hand. The pin is in If he does not finish the rhyme on the hand the pin is in he gets plastered with soot.
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Topics
1. activities
  social activities (~7)
  entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
Language

English
Collector
P. Mc Gowan
Age

13
Address

Gerrib Big, Co. Sligo