School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. The games I play and like best are Hide-and-go Seek, "Colours", High-Gates,
    "Blind Man's Buff" and "Four Corners", Wall flowers, Rain, Rain, Rain, Twenty Four, Lazy Sally, Fox and chickens.
    The way the game is played is one count and the others hold their hands up high and one follows another child in and out through the gates and this is continued until all are caught.
    Colours are played as
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon