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School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

Location:
Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 340

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    I am very fond of all games are football and hurling. I spend a considerable part of other Autumn at blackberry gathering, and nut cracking at Hollow Eve.
    I am very fond of catching birds with traps and cages in Winter. All children are very fond of games. In Winter they make snow-men and have a great fancy for snow-balling.
    In Winter children have many fire-side games such as foxy goosy, mitty matties, black hen, and pipidy popidy, Girls have many more different games, one of which is skipping. They are
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Knockavolis, Co. Monaghan