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

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   silk, satan, calico, rags.
   'Pickey'.
   In winter we play pickey. We draw a square and divide it up into four or six 'leds'. Each person hops from one bed to the next until he goes around the whole square. \if he succeeds in getting around he chooses one bed and puts his initials on it. The others must jump over his bed until all the bed are owned 'Grug'.
   In Summer we play 'grug'. All the girls stand up in the field. They all call 'grug' and fall and tip the ground. The last person to reach the ground is called the 'grug-woman. If she catches any of them, the one she catches is the grug-woman the next time, if not, the other keeps her job.
   'Frog in the middle.'
   When playing 'frog in the middle' we form

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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