School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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- (continued from previous page)'Spy'
On Spy Wednesday we play 'spy'. One remains in the den and the rest run off to hide. The remain hidden until the person sees them and calls 'spy'.
'Skittles,'
When we cannot go out on a wet day we play 'skittles' indoors. We get seven short sticks and one fairly long one. The numbers one to seven are put on the seven sticks or skittles. Each person throws the other sticks and whoever knocks the greatest number of sticks wins the game. 'Skip'.
Many of our girls skip during recess.
Two persons take an end of the rope each and turn it. Someone else jumps in and skips. The others say:-
tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, richman, poorman farmer's son or boots, shoes, buttoncosts, clogs or hat, cap, bonet, wreath- and- veil, or wheelbarrow, ear cart, carriage and(continues on next page)- 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