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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 196

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    and count. It is played at any time of the year.
    Colours.
    Every player gets a colour and one goes away and then she is called back and she is asked this rhyme:
    "All the birds in the air
    All the fishes in the sea would not find me out blue", or any colour you like. One player's colour is called out. She runs to the wall opposite her and the guesser follows her and if she is caught she is a devil and if she is not, she is an angel.
    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
    Pauline Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Kearns
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford