School: Inis (B.) (roll number 15042)

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seoirse Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 460

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  1. We have many home pastimes after school.
    Rounders Rounders is played by four boys. Two boys run, a bowler bowls and a bat-man bats. When the bowler bowls the ball and the bat-man hits it, the tow other boys run around the pitch.
    Skipping. Skipping is a very fine game for the little girls. Two girls wind the rope and the rest begin to skip. When the rest stop the rope, they have to take it and wind it.
    Fo and Geese, 'is played by making square. You can out x or o in any one of the squares and, when all the squares are filled, you have
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hegarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Claureen, Co. Clare