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School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)

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Scart, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs R. Eager
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    The indoor games I play are, Rings, Ludo, Snap, Hide and Seek, Hiding the Thimble. Outdoors, I play the following games, Rounders, Colours, Dummies, Four corner Fool.
    The way I play "Hide and go Seek" is, one of the players does the hunting when we are all in hiding. Who ever is caught first must hunt and so on until they are tired of playing it.
    "Hiding the thimble" is played by one player staying in the room and the rest go out. The player in the room will hide a Thimble. When it is done, the player invites all in. They will search for the thimble. The player who is near it, is told by the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emelda Ní Dálaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12