School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   field Each person playing gets a stone. One person leaves his stone, "a duck" on the granny. The others throw their ducks at the granny. If the duck on the granny was knocked; the person minding the granny had to put it up again. If he could catch anyone before he got back to the man that person had to mind the granny.
   'Den'
   When the cold days of winter come we [?] to warm ourselves. We make a den and all gather into the den. Then one finds out who will follow the rest.
   She says "one, two, sky blue
   All out but you
   The person she points to 'lies'. She follows the rest.
   Sometimes we say:-
   "Ittle ottle, blue-bottle
   'Ittle ottle, out:"
   or "abben ababben, a baby's knee
   Wholesome fulesome, sacred tea

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Starr

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Sara Hogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs Hogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Starr

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary