School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Mostly all children amuse themselves in various ways, such as playing various games, sutiable to the different seasons of the long changeable year.
The games I play mostly are, "Old Hag", "Come along Josie", "Chane Tig", "and Colours". I play those games on the long bright summer days, out of doors in the gay sunshine.
The way "Old Hag" is played is one girl has to be the mother, and another girl has to be the old hag. The mother has to have a great many children(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire de Paor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr John Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dún Iomagáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
