School: Roundwood
- Location:
- Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Peadar Réamonn
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- I play so many games that it is hard for me to think of some of them, but here is a list of some.
"Blind Mans Buff, ISpy, Fox Hunt,
Paper Hunt, Tig, Ghost in the Well,
Hide and Seek, See Saw, Frog Jump,
Marbles, Cat and the Mouse, Cowboys and Indians, Bicycle Racing, Hoop Racing, Jackstones, Fox and Hare.
We Spin Tops on the Road. We start them off by catching them in our hands and give them a twist. You have to have a fairly long stick with a piece of cord tied on the bottom of the stick, and you have to hit the top with it to keep it going around. We also
swim boats in a River and we hunt
rabbits with dogs.
Here are some games I play with cards
Forty Five, Twenty Five, Rummy,
Old Maid, Beg Off My Neighbour, Whist Snap, Sevens, Poker,
Here is some of the games the girls play
Maireen Ban, The Cat and the Mouse,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Brennan
- Gender
- Male
