School: Coill an Easbuig (Bishopswood), Dundroma

Location:
Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    S. Crowe
    Address
    Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
  2. Four corner fool is played by four girls one in each of the four corners and a girl standing in the middle. The game then begins, the girl in the middle is supposed to be the fool. While she is counting three the other players change corners. If she can get into one of the corners before the others, the person who cannot get to any corner is the fool.
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