School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   The first person she catches must put on the dallog the next time.
   In playing Hurley burley some child stoops down her head. Another person begins thumping on her back. While she is doing this is saying -
   Thrump thrump the key
   The cow be sold the market day
   Simon Sally hunt the buck
   How many horns stands up?
   When she had this said she puts a number of fingers standing up and the one who is stooping must guess the number of fingers that are standing up. If that person guesses wrongly she has to stay stooping until the person says -
   Trom trom go dé seo
   Cling cloch i irad ar crann
   Céaré tá ó's do cionn
   At this time there is something put on the back of the one that is stooped. If the person does not guess correctly something else is piled up on her back. They keep on heaping up until she guesses correctly.
   Fresh fish is played by eleven or twelve children. One girl gets a saucepan of water and a cloth. She dips the cloth in the water. She asks one child if

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máirín Ní Bhreithimh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tonnagh, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Máirín Ní Searraigh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballintadder, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Treasa Ní Ghallcobhair

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tonroe, Co. Mayo