School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Bráthair Naiti
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 129
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- Colours is a favourite game with girls. Colours are played as follows. All but two girls select a colour. These two are known as devil and angel. In turn the devil and angel ask for a colour. If they guess a colour representing a girl that girl is claimed by them. When all the girls are placed on their own sides a tug of war takes place.
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- Collector
- Patrick Croal
- Gender
- Male
- The girls are placed in a row and one girl stands in front. She then turns while the ball is given to some one(continues on next page)
