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School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

Location:
Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 059

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  1. Local Games - Catch (continued)

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    that is called "a hide" and they will go to hide again and keep on doing this till they are all tipped. The team that gets most hides is the winner.
    A team may consist of any number of players provided the opposing team contains an equal number.
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  2. Local Games - The Fox and the Chickens

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    This game is played thus. First a number of girls, eleven or twelve, gather together. Two girls A, and B, are chosen, one to be the mother and the other to be the fox. The remaining girls go behind the mother. The fox comes and says, "I want a knife". The mother asks, "What do you want the knife for"? The fox answers, "I want to eat some
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Berna Mathews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arthurstown, Co. Louth