School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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Rounders is played with five stones a certain distance apart from one another and a ball is used. It is played with two equal teams one against the other. One team will be on the field and it will be hitting out the ball; if the other team on the field is able to catch the ball or able to hit that person before he gets into the winning post he is out of the game; so on until all his team are out.Some of the games we play at home are Hurling, Football, Hide-and-go-seek. etc.
- There are many games I play, but some of the best of them are :
Blind man's buff,
Ring a Ring a Rosy.
Thart le Taobh an bhalla.
Skipping.
Blind-man's buff is played by one girl putting a handkerchief over her eyes and all the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Margaret Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
