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School: Cill Moibhí (C)

Location:
Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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    One child is the "catcher" and follows the other children and when she catches one of the others, then the one she catches becomes the "catcher" They continue with this game for a while but very soon they get tired and too warm so they stop it.
    Another game which they play frequently in Summer and which is very familiar among children is "jackstones". The children play this game with five stones and they do very odd exercises with those stones.
    Hide and seek is a game played at home in the fields and is very
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Culliagh, Co. Mayo