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School: Coratillon

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Corratillan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael O' Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 273

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    Children amuse themselves with many games both at school and at home in this locality. Here are the names of some of them, '' Fox and the
    chickens '' '' High windows, ''
    '' Cat and mouse, ''
    '' Hide and seek, ''
    '' A pretty little girl of mine, ''
    '' Colours Stations ,''
    '' Jinny O' Jone, ''
    '' Cat and dog, '' and
    '' Blind man's buff. ''
    To play '' Fox and the chickens '' all the children line up in a row behind one another. One of them comes to the first child and she asks
    '' What do you come for '' and she answers '' a bag of sand ''
    '' What do you want with the sand''
    '' To sharpen my knife .''
    '' To cut the head off all your chickens. ''
    Then the fox tries to catch the chickens.
    To play '' High windows '' all the children form a circle, all catching hands. One stands in
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice K. Devine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arderry, Co. Cavan