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School: St. Joseph's, Illies

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Illies, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
F. Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 466

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    When a number of boys gather together, they divide themselves into two divisions; one calling themselves guards and the other stillers. The stillers hide behind a ditch and begin to still but they leave some boy to watch for the guards.
    When he sees the guards coming he tells the stillers and they all run with the guards after them. If the guards catch all the stillers and get their names they take them to a boy that is called a judge and whatever penalty the judge puts on them they have to bear it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Daid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Illies, Co. Donegal