School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 053
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- I can play many nice games ,for example, skipping, frog jumping, hide ans go seek, jackstones and rounders
Frog jumping: a number of children get in a row on the road or in a field. They stoop down and put their hands on their knees. Another child runs and places his hands on the others back and jumps clear over, That is the way to play frog jumping is played.
Jackstones: get five small round stones, place them in the palm of the hand and toss them up. when they come down try to catch them on the back of the hand.
Then place four stones in a square on the ground. When you come to the first stone, throw it up and try to catch two stones in your hand. This is done until the four are caught. Now place the stones in twos and try to catch them. When this is done place them in threes. In the end put the four together and catch all of them without letting any of them fall.
Skipping: is done by means of a fairly long rope. The skipper winds the rope over her head and jumps at the same time. Another way of skipping is to let a number of children skip together, with a fairly long rope, held at each end by a person.
- Collector
- Rosaleen Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
