School: Loughshinny (roll number 8434)
- Location:
- Loch Sionnaigh, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- Teacher: James Monks
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)one of them. When he succeeds in tipping one of the players that player has the tig. He then follows the other players until he gives the tig to one of them. This player has the tig until he tips one of the other players. It is a good game to play on a cold day.
This is how cook is played: one of the players stays in the den and the other players go out and hide. When they are all hidden they say cook and the players in the den goes out and looks for them. When he catches one he says "caught a man in a one, two, three" And if he does not catch any of them he has to to stay in the den while the others go away and hide. The first one caught has to stay in the den.
This is how leap-frog is played: The players get in a line and another player counts up to twenty and whoever twenty falls on has to go out first. When he goes out he has to place his hands on his knees and bends his back. The next player comes along, places(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Laurence Mc Nally
- Gender
- Male
