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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 245

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    have no corner would be called the fool. Then the girls would change corners and the fool would run and try to get a corner. If she got a corner the other person would be called the fool.
    2)
    Then to play colours, any number of girls can play them. All the girls line up and one girl stands for a devil, and another girl for an angel. A girl goes round and gives each girl a colour. Then she asks the angel. "Who comes here." and the angel answers "The angel of the cross" and she asks her. "What do you want" and the angel says any colour she likes, and if
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siobhán Ní Ghealbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenagarig, Co. Cork