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School: Rush (C.) (roll number 16125)

Location:
Rush, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Monahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 213

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    When children have any spare time to amuse themselves by playing games, they play Cat, Beds, Workmen, Time, Colours, book and Hide-and-go-Seek.
    To play workmen about four or more girls stand one side of the road and one girl stands the other side. Then the four girls come over to the man and they say to him, "four poor wookmen looking for a trade". The man says "Whats your trade to-day sirs". Then the others say "Anything you like sir". then the man says "turn about and do it". Then the girls pretend to be doing something such as picking flowers or painting or weeding. The man tries to guess what they are doing. If the man guesses right the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hilda Harford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Channel Road, Co. Dublin