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

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   "Mademoiselle, she went to the well, She did not forget her soap and towel, She washes her face and dried it well, She said her prays and jumped into bed."
   The girl who says this the most times without letting the ball fall wins.
   'Didgy-Dodgie.'
   In Spring, when the cowslips in bloom we play 'Didgy-Dodgie'. We gather cowslips and cut off their stems. Then we divide up the little flowers and put them between our fingers. Then we tie the flowers together and have a nice 'Didgy- Dodgy'.
   When we play with it we say:- "Didgy-Dodgy four and (...?), How many years am I to live?
   The number of times the girl can throw is the number of years she will live.
   'Jack-stones'.
   In Summer we play 'Jack-stones'. About four play together. We 'toss' the stones and

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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