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School: Druminardly

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Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 221

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  2. Blind Man's Buff

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    Blind man's Buff
    Any number of children can play this game. One of the children is blindfolded; then the rest start to run around, and the person who is blindfolded follows the others. Then whoever the person catches must be blindfolded and then he in turn starts to run after the others.
    Michael Cavanagh. Derryfeacle, Ruskey, Dromod
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  3. Pitch and Toss

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    Pitch and Toss
    This game is played with money. Any number of people can play it. There is a stone left on the road. It is called a spud and the people go back about five yards from the spud and they (through) throw a penny at the spud and the person that throws the penny nearest to the spud tosses first and as many as he leads he has them and the second to the spud tosses all the harps
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rinnafarna, Co. Roscommon