School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

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1. The Games I Play (continued)

   

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   them calls each girl in her turn and gives here a colour as "A red dress" or "a golden necklace" or some other colour. Then "Heaven" comes and knocks at the "Colour girls" back and the "colour girl" says "Taker her and break her and bring me the leg of her" but if not, she says "Go home and learn your A, B, C.
   Then Hell comes and he does the same, if he chooses the right girls then he takes her to "Hell" and the same with "Heaven" if she chooses the right girl, then he takes her to Heaven and so on until all the players are gone.

   

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2. The Games I Play

   

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   Here's the robbers coming through is another game which is played in winter. Two girls are picked out and each one selects a colour. then they hold their hands in the form of a bridge and the rest walk through singing "Here are the robbers coming through, coming through. Here are the robbers coming through
   Catch the very last one
   The last one to come through the

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   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
         1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Esther Meany

   Gender

   Female