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

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 030

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    '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
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    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