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School: Keeny

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Keeny, Co. Cavan
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E. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 512

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    To play cat and dog all you have to have is two sticks one about eighteen inches long and the other six inches. The long one is for the dog and the short one for the cat. One again one or two again two can play it. Place the cat on a wall or stool and hit it with the dog. Then leave the dog on the ground beside the stool and the other people try to hit him with the cat. If they hit him they are in but if they don't the other ones play a game for some number of dogs. They leave the cat about one dog length from them. Then they hit the cat with the point of the dog to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryhoo, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Owen Fitzsimons
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Derryhoo, Co. Cavan