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1. Games - Ducks Down (continued)

   

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   ..throwing the stone they would say "Pink pink to my Grannie that I may be first" and the person that would through the stone furthest away their stone would be put on top of the Grannie and each one would peg at it again and try to hit it and knock it off the Grannie.

   

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2. Games - High Windows

   

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   Long ago, everybody playing would gather together in a ring and hold up their hands high. Then two of them were picked out and one of them would run after the other in and out through the spaces when the others had their hands up trying to catch other. Spinning Tops The boys used to spin tops on the road. They had a steel spike in their top and a good firm cord around it to make it spin.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gertie Bohan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Doireán, Co. Liatroma

   Informant

   Mrs J. Mallon

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   48

   Occupation

   Mason's wife

   Address

   An Doireán, Co. Liatroma