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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

Location:
Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 050

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    To play "Jenny would you bake-a-bit" two persons get a lighted candle and a stick.They leave the candle on the ground and each holds the stick,one saying "Jenny would you bake a bit"?
    The other says "not a bit this day".
    Well I'll put out your bit o' light.
    Indeed and so you may."
    One then tries to knock the candle while the other tries to keep him from doing so.
    To play "Heavy heavy",one person lies face downwards on the ground while the other brings a number of things and holding one over the person's back says
    "Heavy,heavy what lies over you"?
    If the other can not guess, the things are left on his back until he guesses right.
    Coach is played as follows.
    One person gives each of the others the name of some part of the coach or of the harness.Then the same person tells
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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
    Mary Clerkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agheracalkill, Co. Monaghan