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School: Moys (roll number 10837)

Location:
Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 128

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    Local Games.
    The Games played round this part of the country are Jacks, Hop Scotch, Blind Mans Buff Rotten Egg, Burned Pancake, Rates and Rabbits Buttony Head and Harp. In-and-out goes windows. The big ship sails through the alley-alley - O Lord Luke Lord John cat-and-dog. Nuts-in-May. Hide-and-go seek Tig. The Farmer-wants-a-wife. Dulcie, Dulcie-officer. Wallflowers.
    The game _ favourmost is Blind man's Buff. The way it is played is. There is one picked out of a crowd. The blind is put on the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullybuck, Co. Monaghan