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School: Eanach Mór (C.) (roll number 12427)

Location:
Annaghmore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhiadhaigh
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    I play many games at home. The indoor games I play are -
    "Blind Man's Buff"
    "Snakes and Ladders"
    "Passing of the Button"
    These games I play indoor at night during Winter.
    Outdoor games I play in Summers and Autumn are:
    "See - Saw"
    "High - Windows"
    "Fool in the Middle"
    "Pitch and Toss"
    "Thread Thread the Needle"
    "Hurling"
    'Blind Man's Buff' is played in the following manner. A number of us gather together. I am supposed to be the blind man a cloth is tied to my eyes and head so that I cannot see. Then I am to keep trying to catch the other children. The one whom I catch in the end has to take
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr James Bruen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Kilfree, Co. Sligo