School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. Teresita
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0177, Page 148
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- (continued from previous page)when we say the right one she gets up and gives the button round again and the game goes on like that.Thread - Thread the needle :- Two of us goes away from the rest of the girls and think of two things. Then we go back and join our hands and the rest pass out under out hands and when the last one comes we hold her there and asks her which of the things she likes best and whatever thing she says she goes behind whichever girl took that thing and the game goes on like that until they are divided up on each side and we pull to see which side is the strongest and the weakest side has to let go.
- Tig :- A row of girls stand together and count and whoever the last figure falls on she runs after the other girl and tigs one of them and whoever she tigs that girl has the tig instead.Hide - and - seek :- One person stands with her face to a wall and the other girls hide and when they are hidden they shout and the other girl tries to catch them all.King of the castle :- One girl stands upon a hill and shouts "I am king of the castle who dares to knock me down" and the others try to pull her down and so on.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pheny Power
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
