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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 10_004

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  1. School Games - The Big Black Man

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    School games The Big Black Man
    A row of girls will gather together and two girls will stand out one for a door and the other for the big black man.
    The one who is to be the big black man will give the rest of the girls colours and then she goes behind the girl who stands for the door and she knocks
    Then the other girl says who comes and she says a big black man the other one says what does he want and she says colours.
    What ever colour she says the girl that has that must run to the place
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Gretta St George
    Gender
    Female