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    18th November 1937
    Games I play
    The games I play are swinging, skipping, hiding, hand ball, high gates, blind mans buff and gathering nuts. When sitting around the fire at night I play cards and draughts.
    Skipping is played by two girls holding each end of a rope and winding it. Then another girl runs into the middle of the rope and skips. It is also played by a person holding each end of the rope and winding it and skipping at the same time.
    Swinging is played by tying a rope to the branches of two trees. There is a rope tied to one side of the swing to pull the person who is swinging backwards and forwards. There is a cushion placed in the centre of the swing for the person to sit on .
    Hiding is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhillagh North, Co. Cavan