School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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- (continued from previous page)"The wolf is gone away for seven weeks so Sheep, Sheep come home" Then the wolf will run and catch them.
- Six or seven players can take part in this game. All players join in a ring and two people are chosen. One is to be the angel and the other the devil.
The angel goes round and gives each one a colour except the player who is the devil. Any colour will do but no two players can have the same colour. The angel goes to the devil and asks questions. Angel:- "Who comes here"? Devil:- The devil from the hobs of hell." Angel:- "What do you want?" Devil:- "A box of ribbons" What colour?" Devil answers a colour and who ever is given the colour that the devil says is out and the devil follows him. When he is caught he(continues on next page) - Collector
- Willie Coleman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Craan, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mrs Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
