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School: Mullach Airlinne (roll number 1173)

Location:
Mullagharlin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Siúrdáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 035

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    There are many, many games which I like but the ones I prefer most are tig, forfeits, blind-mans-buff, dolls and hurley.
    The game I play very often is tig. Many children play this game as it is perfectly delightful. The more children there are the more enjoyable it is. As many children as you can get may play tig. One person blinds while the others are hiding, then they shout and whoever it catching them runs And see if he is able to find them, then if he catches them they are tig.
    Blind-mans-buff is another very popular game among children,
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breege Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggardstown, Co. Louth