School: Knockminna (roll number 12720)
- Location:
- Knockmoynagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Ní Scannláin
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- Outdoor Games
Duck upon rock
A stone is placed on a rock and then a number of players arrange themselves a certain distance from the rock and fire a cockshot upon the rock and try to knock it off.Hop step and leap, is another outdoor game which children enjoy. Jumping is also indulged in, each trying to see who will give the longest leap. Throwing a stone or heavy weight is also practised as a sign of muscular strength.
- Leap frog.
A number of children arrange themselves in a row, one behind the other and a certain distance apart. At a given signal(continues on next page)
