School: Boicetown, Dunleer (roll number 843)
- Location:
- Boycetown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: J. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 044
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- Ball in the hat is a nice game to play. It is played by both boys and girls in this way. The players all get hard hats and put them in front of them against a wall. One of the players gets a ball and tries to put in into one of the other hats. If he throws it into one of the hats the player that owns the hat runs for the ball, but while he is running for the ball the other players run away. The player throws the ball after the other players.
If he hit any of them the person he struck puts a stone in his own hat. If he did not strike anyone he puts a stone in his own hat. According as the players get six stones in their hats they go out of the game beaten. In the end all are out except one. This player is the winner of the game.
Then all the players stand in a row and in their turn hold their hands against(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Shevlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunany, Co. Louth
