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School: Batterstown

Location:
Batterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 039

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    The Games I Play, For games we have "Snakes and Ladders," ring - throwing, "Going to the Fair," "Darts," "Hunt the Hare," "Hide-and-go Seek," "Cat and Dog" "Spy" "Jig." "Ludo,""Drafts""Frog in the Well" Colours," "Birdo," "House", and others. We have another very nice game we play with three small balls. We roll them on the table on which a small box is placed, with three doors on one side of the box. On one side of the b ox, and on the doors are numbers: 2,241,. So we can play games of one hundred, and whoever gets the total in the shortest time wins the game.
    We play "Spy."
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Morgan
    Gender
    Female