School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 491
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- (continued from previous page)to the bird-lime. This was the way of bird catching they had in old times.
Bridie Smyth
Johnsbrook
Fordstown
Kells, Co Meath
- The games we play at play-time are "Steps" and "Ghost in the Garden".
Steps
11. This is the way that steps are played a lot of girls get in a line, and one girl calls them in their turns. She tells them to take so many steps towards her. The first girl that reaches her first is to call the girls the next time. - Another game that we play is "Ghost in the garden". One girl is the "mother" and she sends her "children" to take cabbage from the garden to her. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Monica Doran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloncat, Co. Meath
