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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 01_007

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    The games we play are Betshel, Jig, Times, Riddles, Steal the Sheep, Hide and go seek, Steps and Bottles, Lards and Draughts. We play House in the summer. We pick Blackberries too in the Autumn. This is how we play Times. We get two girls, and about eight more girls and put them standing up against the wall. The two girls would say some time
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Sweetman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary