School: Kilcalf, Tulach an Iarainn

Location:
Kilcalf Mountain, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Cáit Breannóc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 114

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  2. The games I play usually are Blind Man's Buff, Bread and Wine, Ghost in the Well, Going to the Fair, High Gates, Four Corner Fool, Bowling, Racing, Jumping, Hurling, Draughts.
    The games which I play in Spring are Bread and Wine, Ghost in the Well and Draughts.
    In Summer I play Hurling, Bowling, Racing and Jumping.
    In the months of Autumn I play High Gates and Going to the Fair.
    In Winter I play cards and Draughts.
    Going to the Fair
    Going to the Fair is played by a number of children. First of all the children join in a ring with their hands held up high. One child goes inside
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