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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 299

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    We play a lot of games at school and at home. A home and in school we play "hide and seek", "Jackstones", "sitting down tig", 'shipping", "three-legged race", swinging. In Autumn we pick black-berries. On Hallow Eve night we play a lot of fireside games such as burning nuts and melting lead.
    Another game we play is "I lost a letter on the road, and some of you picked it up and put it in your pocket". We also play
    "Draw draw a bucket of water
    For my ladys daughter
    One in a rush two in a bush
    My little lady come under my bush".
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Peggie Carolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyattin, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Carolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Diralagh, Co. Meath