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Killina, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 252

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    Hide-and-go-Seek.
    Any number of children can play this game. Half of them go and hide some-place. The other half look for then. When they get them they try to catch them. Then they themselves hide and the other ones look for them.
    "Hound and Hare"
    Any number of children can play this game also. It is usually played by boys. One of them hides. Then the rest acting as hounds go in pursuit of him. They scatter in different directions and cheer and shout to rouse the "hare". Whoever gets it cheers to let the rest know. Then the "hare" runs off as quickly as it can and all the "hounds" in pursuit. Whatever "hound" catches the "hare" becomes the "hare" next time.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. King
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cornafaghy, Co. Monaghan