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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 191

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    Another game is Hide and go seek a penny a week two for two pence halfpenny A person puts his hands on his eyes and blinds and others run and hide. When they are hidden they shout "Cuckoo" in a loud voice so that the person who is blinding will know when they are hidden He goes to find them and the last person that is found has to blind. Another game that is played is Purty coat, ugly coat, A crowd of children catch hands and a person goes round behind them and says purty coat, ugly coat, putry coat, ugly coat, I sent a letter to my love She lost it, she lost it Then the girl throws a piece of paper at another girl and say You are the very one that found it Then She wins after here and beats her
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    James Cassidy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford