School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)
- Location:
- Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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- (continued from previous page)and show the others the signs and if they know what it is they follow us to try and catch us and if they do three others will replace us.
- One shuts his eyes and the others hides. Then one of them lets a shout to let him know they are hidden. Then he goes and looks for them and the one he tigs has to blind but if he does not tig them he will have to blind again.
- Collector
- Joe Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- There is a very nice game I play which we call "Toffee". We use this (ryh) rhyme while giving out the tig.
"Illery allery up on the gallery, Illery allery out". "Whoever wants a piece of jelly just pop out." Whatever one "Out" hops on, he is the "tigger". He runs after(continues on next page)
