School: Athboy (C.)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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  1. The games I play are Blackman, Colours, Clock, Steps, Tig, Hide-and-seek, Highgates, Thread the (neddle) needle, Stuck, Skipping, Ghost in the garden and Here we come gathering nuts in May.
    I amuse myself in special ways at certain times such as cycling or at music.
    All the games are played with groups of children such as in "Blackman" one child runs after all the rest and whoever she catches has to join hands with her. Then these two run after the rest until there is a third caught. She also joins hands and the same thing is repeated over again until they are all caught.
    In "Colours" everyone gets a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Cusack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath