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School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)

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Clongeen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 300

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    ring the two boys go off the sticks and the other two come on them and the two boys that got off the sticks throw the cat to the other two. If a boy hits a cat up high and one of the boys catch it they also go out. If they lose a cat and can not find it the boys on the sticks count six aces.
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    Here are some of the different games which we play in this district, "skittles", "katty", "hide and -go-seek" "tig" Prisoners base, fisherman's net, soldiers, frog jump,
    spinning tops, pillow the cap,
    blind man's buff, rings and marbles. Balls in the cap, rounders,
    Jack of all trades, high gates, ass race, "garter," bull in the ring,
    "beds", "dices, jackstones, razer back, see saw, hoops and "teetum totum".
    "Blind man's buff" is played by getting a cloth and putting it on the eyes of one of the players. Then he gropes around trying to catch one, and whoever is caught the cloth
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Hennessy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Haresmead, Co. Wexford