School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 366

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  1. Pig-tail
    This game is usually played indoors. It's played by five or six and sometimes more.
    The imitation of a pig is made on a board, but the tail is not included.
    Then one person is blindfolded and and is supposed to try to put on the tail and in the right position each persons of the players in turn in blindfolded.
    This is usually the cause of enormous fun because the tail is usually put in ridiculous places.
    Puss wants a corner
    This is game usually played out-of-doors. It is played with an odd number of players. All the players except one. Each pair stand opposite each other.
    The person who has no corner represents "Pass, and must go round to each one if the player saying to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhubert, Co. Roscommon