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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 433

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    "There are a lot of games which I play at school such as "Dan, Dan, Thread the Needle, Dan, Dan Sew" "Hide-and-go-Seek" "French Tig", "Dogs and Rabbits", "Corners", "Rattlesnake", "Fox and Chickens" "Jacob and Rachel", "Workmen" "Nuts a May", "Lazy Mary".
    On wet days in the school we are around the fire and we play other games such as "Button", "The Devil with the Red Poker".
    The game of Dan, Dan Thread the Needle is a very amusing game and the way we play it is Two girls stand together facing other and the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kenny
    Gender
    Female