School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
An Carn, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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  1. There are many games which we play in school such as hide and seek. There is a rhyme to be said with them.
    Hide and go seek
    All the week
    Sheeps head on Sunday
    Half a crown
    For Mr. Brown.
    To pay the rent on Monday. This game is played by saying that rhyme until you would only have two left and they would have to follow the others and catch them. There is another game called high gates. Every one would stand around in a ring and catch hands and someone would count to twenty one and who
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Colgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Na Raithneacha Thoir, Co. an Chláir