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School: Kilgobnet

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Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
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Séamus Ó Cinneide; Ellen Foley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 379

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    There are many old games played played by the children at home and in the school play-ground. The following games are played very often by the children.
    Hides
    Splinks
    Sally saucer
    Burns
    fairies
    Hell and Heaven
    Hunts
    Blind man's buff
    Pickie
    Cock and the hen
    Duck's off
    bat and the mouse
    Yols
    Hides
    One person goes in same hide and after a while the person that has to go looking for (them) her looks in every place until
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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
    Nora Cahill
    Gender
    Female