School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)
- Location:
- Maigh Locha, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Margaret Devine
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- (continued from previous page)to chose between an apple and an orange. If she chooses an apple she goes behind the girl who has that name and if she chooses an orange she goes behind the other girl. This is continued till all the children have made their choice and thent he fun begins in earnest. Each side pulls as well as ever they can and whichever side pulls the other has the victory.
Boys as well as girls have their own special games such as Football, Hand-ball Top Spinniing, Marbles, Pitch and Toss and Soldiers. They play Football, Handball and Pitch - Toss all the year round.
- "Fish in the Pan" is a very nice game. The children form a ring and one girl stands in the middle with her eyes shut The others keep saying.
"Fish in the pan.
Catch all you can"(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Parsons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cheathrú Riabhach (Cooper), Co. Shligigh
