School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)
- Location:
- Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 230
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- (continued from previous page)Boys play marbles and whip tops in the months of March and April.
They make their own tops and whips and are with each other in the making. They compete with one another in the game of 'whipping' and the boy whose top keeps going longest is the best..
Hiding-go-seek
My father built a little red house in six days Guess how many nails he put in it
Children stand round in a ring and above question is asked. Some answer seven, eight nine etc. The child who gave the question then takes any number he likes and stands off counting __ say eight __ and points to each child __ whichever child gets the number eight (he) steps out of the ring. The question is asked again and a number given. Another child leaves the ring and so on till all have left but one child. This child must then follow the others who have gone off hiding. He is then free to start the game over again when he succeeds in capturing any of those in their hiding places.
