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

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 15_029

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    child to be running around the children to try and catch the chickens like a fox. When the fox has all the chickens caught he pretends to kill them.
    The way backways is played is a few children join in a ring and to run around backways.
    Twenty-four is played as follows. Some children join in a ring and one child counts twenty-four and who ever it falls on has to follow the child that was counting.
    Coulours is played in the following manner. A row of (sh) children stand up and a child to stand out for an Angel and another
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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
    Peggie Rogerson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway