School: Killashandra (C.) Convent
- Location:
- Killashandra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. M. Cornillius
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 258
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- Folklore.
Games I Play.
Children play a lot of amusing games throughout the year. They play them in their school-yards, at home, by the fire-side in the Winter and sometimes going along the road-side. They play hide-and-go-seek. A number of children go and hide and one person looks for them. After a few minutes when she thinks they are hid she goes and looks for them and which ever one she catches last is the tiger.
Tig is a game played nearly in the same way. A number of children get together and they make a game between them, sometimes, "Pig snout, walk out and out goes you." Which ever of them the word "you" falls on is out.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Lizzie Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Cavan
