School: An Gleantán, Lombardstown

Location:
Glantane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 201

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  1. The games I usually play are, Hide-and-Seek, Stooping Tig, Duck, The Fool, and Cat and mouse.
    To play "Hide-and-Seek" a number of children would go ahide and another person would look for them. The last person found should look for the rest again when they would be gone ahide.
    To play "Stooping Tig" a number of players would stoop down and another one would watch them and if she caught any of them standing she would then stoop down and whoever she caught would have to watch.
    To play "Duck" a number of players would make a ring, they would place a large stone which was called the "Jack" in the middle of the ring. Then each one would get a smaller stone called the duck and throw it at the "Jack". The last person should
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackendarragh, Co. Cork