School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)
- Location:
- An Leithead Beag, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Mrs Peoples
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- (continued from previous page)called the Blackman. He stands half way up the yard, and calls out "are you afraid of the Black Man". They answer "no we are not afraid for a man like you anyway".
Then they run to the head of the yard and who ever is caught by the Black Man will help him to catch the rest. Whoever is last caught will be the Black Man the following time.
Birds; We play birds as follows. All the children stand is a row along the wall except one who is named 'the caller', he goes away to where he can't hear what the rest are saying. Every one then gets the name of a bird.
The caller then comes and calls all the names he can think of. When he calls a name that someone has(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tully, Co. Dhún na nGall
