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

Location:
Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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  1. The Innocent Lamb
    To start the game one must find a person not acquainted with the game. He then will be chosen as the "Innocent Lamb"
    Everyone sits around. In the centre are four people, two are sitting while the other two are in a kneeling position with their hand behind their back and their eyes hid in the other fellow's hand's. They are supposed to be two "Innocent Lambs" while one of them is "bogus" its he that slaps the "Innocent Lamb" all the time he jumps up and slaps his two hands together as if he were being slapped from the outside. At the same time he slaps the "Innocent Lamb" hard on the hand. Then the two
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jane Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 13
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Bernard Mc Guire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
  2. The Innocent Lamb
    To start the game one must find a person not acquainted with the game. He then will be chosen as the "Innocent Lamb"
    Everyone sits around. In the centre are four people, two are sitting while the other two are in a kneeling position with their hand behind their back and their eyes hid in the other fellow's hand's. They are supposed to be two "Innocent Lambs" while one of them is "bogus" its he that slaps the "Innocent Lamb" all the time he jumps up and slaps his two hands together as if he were being slapped from the outside. At the same time he slaps the "Innocent Lamb" hard on the hand. Then the two
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.