School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)
- Location:
- Lyre, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)The Angel says a colour and if any one of them has that colour she must go to the Angel.
This is continued until all the colours are guessed.
Then all the devils hunt the Angels and the first Angel that is caught must be the devil the next time.
- [illustration in margin]The principal game I play is called Apples and Oranges.
First, you should write down a few lines of noughts and a person's name at each line. Then you should say
Apples and Oranges two for a penny
who is the fool to give so many
While grass is green and rose is red
I'll fight for George's noble head
knock him down dead.
One figure is knocked out at the last word.
The line that remains the longest wins the game. - Collector
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