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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    The Games I play.
    his face and all the others keep moving around the room. The first he catches hold of will take his place and be blindfolded.
    High Gates is a great game especially if there is a big number of children. The children but one all join handes and form a ring. The one runs around and taps somebody who has to follow in and out through the raised hand or "gates" until he succeeds by catching him.
    The way we play Tug a War is a number of children stand behind one another then two
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Taylor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway