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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 241

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    The games that I play are, Cat and Dog, Hounds and Foxes, and marbles. The way I play Cat and Dog is I get a little bit of a stick, and leave it on a stone. I get a long stick and hit the little one with it and the little one goes up into the air.
    There does be another boy standing away from me, and if he catches the stick, when it is falling I am out of the game. If he did not catch the stick, he would have to throw it at the long one, and if he hits it, I would be out of the game.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carn, Co. Cavan