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School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)

Location:
Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 456

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  1. Games I Play

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    Tig:
    All children gather together in a ring. The rhyme is then said by one of the children and each get a syllable of the rhyme.
    Rhymes:
    Pig shout walk out:
    P, I, G. Pig you have the tig and out you must go:
    My old Grandfather wore a wooden shoe how many nails did he put through.
    Jack stones:
    First get five jack stone put them on your hand and toss them in the air. Catch them if you can when they are coming out of the air. Then leave them all down but one. Throw it up in the air and have one of the others picked up before it comes down and catch it as it is coming down. Leave one of them down and throw the other up and have another one picked up before it comes down and catch it. Keep doing
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Kilkenny