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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 03_039

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    These are the games we play. "Frog in the middle", "Killock", "Jenny Joe", "Here is the robbers coming through", "Grandmother Gray", "Four Corners", "Tip", "Fox and chickens", and "Hide and go seek".
    We make daisy chains and plaits out of rushes. We pick cherries, blackberries and mushrooms. The boys make traps for rabbits, hares, and birds and they play football and handball. On winter nights we play Dallóg, and we say houses, and we tell stories of fairies, and we
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Hastings
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo