School: Baile Máirtín, Muine Beag
- Location:
- Ballymartin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Bean an Bhreathnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 572
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- There are many games I play namely. Hop-scotch, jack-stones, Hide the slipper, Tig, Hide and go seek, jack in the dark, Skittles and Cat.Hop scotch is played by several people. A square of about 6 feet side is made, then lines are drawn across and along to divide it into six places. Then the ball is hopped and the person goes from square to square on one foot.Jack stones. This game is played by one person at a time. Stones are thrown up and caught on the back of the hand. The higher the number caught the more scores for the player.The way hiding the slipper is played is: a person hides a slipper and then other people go look for it.A lot of people can play tig. One person gives can play tig. One person gives out the tig and whatever person has the tig he follows the rest till he catches one of them and then that person has the tig.As many people as like can(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Richard Phelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballymartin, Co. Carlow
