School: Matehy, Inniscarra
- Location:
- Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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- Take a draught board, and place a white counter on the back row - say, in its centre, or thereabout. Place four black counters on the first row at the other end of the board, as in draughts.
The single counter, which is the fox, has always the first move, and moves diagonally , as in draughts, as do also the four black counters, which are the geese; but only one goose must move at a time. The fox moves, and then a goose.
The geese are not to move backwards, and their object is to enclose the fox as he advances or retreats. The object of the [game?] is to pass through any opening unwarily left in the advancing line, or when it becomes bent, as it will, to pass around its end at left or right.
- This, is perhaps the best known of all games for children's parties. The rule is that the boy or girl to be blindfolded shall, after the handkerchief is fixed firmly over the eyes, be twisted round three times, so as to(continues on next page)
