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School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

Location:
Baile an Aird, Co. Lú
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 050

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  1. Local Games - Hopscotch (continued)

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    the squares facing them I have to turn my back to them and start throwing the stone over my head till I end at number ten, hopping backwards too and lifting the stone as I hop backwards.
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  2. Local Games - Colours

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    The game, Colours, is played thus. First a number of girls come together. They all stand together in a row along a wall. Two girls A and B, stand out of the row. A comes back over and tells the rest of the girls the colours they are to have.
    When she comes back A, whom B has not heard telling the colours, says:- "All the birds in the air, All the fishes in the sea. Could not point me out who
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Berna Mathews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Artúir, Co. Lú