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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 240

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    line except one. She gets a stick and stands out before them and says "Cows horns up" and all put up their two fingers but if she sees anyone with no fingers up she gives them a slap. Then she says , "Asses horns up" and anyone she sees with horns up has to get a slap. Then she calls out some other animals name and so the game goes on.
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    (9) Hiding the thimble
    One person hides a thimble and the others must look for it and whoever finds it hides it the next time and so on. In hiding the thimble it must only be hung on something or left down on something such as a table. It must not be placed in anything such as a box or drawers ect.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Galvin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly