School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Baile na Martra, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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One person counts up to one hundred, and the rest go ahide. Then the person has to look for them, and the person that is found first must count the next time.Cards.
Several games may be played with cards such as, forty five, Snap, Old maid, Donkey and whist.Nut-Cracking.
A hole is made in the centre of the nut and then it is put on a piece of cord. Then one boy holds out his nut, and the other cracks it with his. The boy who first breaks the other boy's nut wins the game.Snap-Apple.
Apples are put in a tub full of water, and then the people try and get the apples with their mouths, having their hands behind their backs.Four-Corner-Fool.
The game four corner fool is an out door game. Five boys are allowed to play and the way they play it is four boys pick out a tree for themselves and each of them stands at a tree. The boy that cannot find a tree for(continues on next page)
