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School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
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Conchobhar Mac Raghnaill
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    Games I Play
    I play Picky and marbles Picky.
    Picky is played in this manner.
    Six squares called beds are drawn on the ground with chalk. The beds are marked 1,2,3,4,5,6. Two or more competitors may compete in this game. A flat stone, called a picky stone, is thrown into the first bed. The first competitors kicks the picky stone from bed to bed. When he comes to the sixth bed he kicks the stone out of it. Certain rules are to be observed. 1/ The picky stone is not allowed to touch the boundary lines of each square. 2/ The player is not allowed to stand on the picky stone. The game is carried on in this way and the first competitor to reach the sixth bed is declared the winner. The game requires a certain
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Houlihan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Kilmallock, Co. Limerick