School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 146
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- XML “Games I Play - Poor Snipy”
- XML “Games I Play - To Be It”
- XML “Games I Play - Hop Cock Arusa”
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- I play poor snipy. Here is how it is played. You get another fellows hands and you rub them with your hands and you try to pull them away. Here is what you say -
"Poor snipy wet and dripy. Where did you lay your eggs last night".
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- Collector
- Micheal Donoghue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- There is still another game the boys in the town play. It is called "Hop Cock Arusa". The game is played in the Summer(continues on next page)
