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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 024

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    The games I play inside are "Blind mans buff," "Tossing the herring," "Passing the button," and "Ducking." To play "Blind mans buff" you get a cloth and out it across on some person's eyes. The rest of the people that are playing keep running through the house. Then when the person catches some of them they have to put on the cloth on their eyes. To "toss the herring" you get two chairs and a spade or shovel and put it from one chair to the other. Then
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Mhaolagáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornacullew, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mary Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornacullew, Co. Longford