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School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

Location:
Lyre, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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  1. The Game I Like the Best

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    I play many games, such as, Hide and go seek, Puicin, High gates and Colours.
    The game I like best is "Colours" and how it is played is.
    First a devil and an Angel are chosen and put apart from each other.
    Then one of the girls gives the others a colour, each in a whisper.
    Then she says to the devil "Who comes here"
    The devil answers "The devil with his long, long tail.
    She asks him again "What do you want?
    He says "A soul"
    Then she asks him "What colour"
    Then the devil says some colour and if any of her companions has the colour the devil says, she must go to the devil, and if they haven't that colour the girl says to the devil
    "Go home and wash your dirty shirt"
    Then she says to the Angel "Who comes here"
    The Angel answers, "The Angel with its bright, bright wings.
    She asks her "What do you want.
    The Angel says "A soul"
    Then she asks him what colour does she want.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Gobnait Ní Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female