School: Faythe (roll number 11361)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 039

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  1. Hop Clap is played in the following way. This game is usually played out of doors against a smooth wall. Any number of children can play it. You must have a ball to play this game.
    One girl takes the ball and throws it against the wall saying. Hop, Clap, Roll, Foal, Hip, Down, under the leg, Basket, Whirl, one, two, three,
    She claps her hands for Clap. She throws the ball against the wall for roll, foal, Hip, Down.
    She throws it under her leg when she is saying under the leg. When she is saying one, two three she throws it against the wall. If she lets the ball fall the the second girl must get her turn. The first girl takes the ball and throws it against the wall saying this time. Clap Hop, Clap clap, Clap roll, Clap foal, Clap hip, Clap down. Clap under the leg, Clap basket, Clap one, Clap two, Clap three. When she lets the ball fall she is out.
    The last girl says Roll Clap, Roll roll, Roal foal Roll hip, Roll down, Roll under the leg, Roll basket, Roll one, Roll two, Roll three. She does the same until she until she comes to Basket one Basket two, Basket three. Then the game is finished.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Róistigh, Co. Loch Garman