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School: Balrath (roll number 9770)

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Balrath, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 028

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  2. Games We Play - Ghost in the Garden

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    One child is the mother and another is the ghost. The others are all children. The ghost goes in to the garden and the children gather round the mother. They say "Please Mama, May we go out to play." "No my darlings not today." "Please Mama we wont be long." "Make your curtsey and begone." The children go out to the garden. The ghost runs after them. They go in then and say to the mother, "There is a ghost in the garden." "Be off out of that there is no ghost at all." They come in again and say "there is a ghost (at all) in the
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