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School: Ballyhaise (2)

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 178

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  1. The Games we Play

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    The games we play depend on the weather and the time of the year. At school on a fine day we play the following games ball, hide-and-seek, Rats and rabbit,. Nuts-in-May, Swinging, Blind-man's buff, Oranges-and-Lemons. It it is wet and raining heavily, and we have to stay indoors we amuse ourselves by playing Hide-o the-Thimble, Rush-Corners, Tick-Tack-Toe, Boxes, Birds-and Beasts-Fish and Flowers, Buz. The games we play at the Christmas party are blind-man's-buff, Hide-the-Thimble, Musical chairs, The Grand-Old-Duke of York, The-Jolly-miller, A ring, Oranges-and-Lemons. Inspring we like to look for birds' nests. In summer we have good fun working in the hay and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Humphreys
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cross, Co. Cavan