School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)
- Location:
- Kildimo, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Scealláin
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- Games I Play.(Collected on this date 20-9-1938)In every part of Ireland there are different kinds of games. In our parish the young boys play a lot of different games even at school every day.I play different games during every season of the year. I play "Hide and go seek", "Tig", "Blind Buff" and "Rounders" during the summer. During the winter I make birds cradles to catch small birds. I play "Cat", "Frog jump", "Cards" and "Ludo".The way we play "Hide and go seek" is to let two boys turn in against a wall or tree and let two more boys go a hide.If the two boys that are a hide catch the two other boys when they are looking for them it is called one hide.Any number of boys can play "Tig". If one boy had the "Tig" he would have to follow the other boys until he hit one of them with his hands. Then that boy would have to follow the other boys.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William O Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyvareen, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Kildimo, Co. Limerick
