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   There are various forms of the game Tig. French Tig, Sitting Tig, Silence and the ordinary Tig.
   French Tig: You get the children who are going to play in a line. Then you "iclke." Children usually have a little rhyme for ickling. Ickling means, that for every word you say in the rhyme you must point to a person. Here are a few examples.
   1.
   Ickle, ackle, black bottle,
   Ickle, ackle, out,
   If you want a piece of jelly,
   Just cry out.
   O-U-T spells out,
   And out you must go,
   Whether you like it or not.
   2.
   P-I-G, pig,
   My old grandfather wore a wig
   He bid me, to give you,
   The dear old Irish tig.
   Whatever person you are pointing to when you are saying the last word has the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Phelan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ockanaroe, Co. Laois