School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)
- Location:
- Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 181
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- Some of the games I play are Blindmans Buff, Riding the thimble, Pussin the corner, Nuts in May, Rund[?] the green ground, and In and out through windows. Blind Mans Buff is played by as many people that like to play it. A person is blind folded with a cap or a handkerchief and he or she runs after the others and tries to catch of them and whoever is caught is the blind man then Hiding the thimble is played by many people. The thimble is got and one person hids it while the rest are put into a room or put outside Then the person hids it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Rooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
