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School: Lios an Chairn (roll number 10390)

Location:
Lissacarn, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Fuaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0223, Page 052

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    Two people stand up and join their hands together and as many children that like to play can catch their hands in a straight line one behind another and go in and out under the two peoples arms. When the last one is going out the people catch hold of her and they ask her which would she rather blue or red or any other colour. One person would have blue and the other red. If the child that they catch hold of said "blue" the person that would have that colour would tell the child to catch hold of her and so on until they are finished and they pull Tug-O-War.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Margret Martin
    Gender
    Female