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School: Bailieboro (C.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 209

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  1. Hell, Heaven and Earth (continued)

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    pair in "Hell" tries to catch one or other of them before they join hands. The centre pair cannot separate while doing this. If one is caught while running then she and her comrade have to go into "Hell", and the game continues as before.
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  2. Games I Play - Jinny Jones

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    One girl is sitting down and another girl is sitting on her knee. The girl on her knee is called Jinny Jones. The children gather together and catch hands and walk up and down to the two girls that are sitting. The children that are walking up and down sing a rhyme. "We came to see poor Jinny Jones and how is she to day?" The girl that has Jinny Jones on her knee says "She is very
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kathleen Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan