School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- An Baile Fionn, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 106
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- (continued from previous page)tig. All the other children then run away. She runs after them. She catches up to someone and hits her with her hand saying "Tig". Wherever that person gets the tig she has to keep her hand. For instance if she gets the tig on the foot, she has to keep her hand on her foot until she gives the tig to another person.
Sitting Tig. The first part is the same as the French Tig. The child who has the tig stays standing, while the others squat down. They can get up and run about if they like. If the girl who has the tig can reach another person and give her the tig before she sits down again that girl has the tig. She has to stand up and do as the other girl did.
Silence. In this game nobody can mention the word tig. If they do they will have it themselves. Not even the one who has the tig can say the word. She just hits the other one and runs away.
The Ordinary Tig. The girl who has the tig in this game just runs after(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Eocana Rua, Co. Laoise
