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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

Location:
Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Peoples
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 117

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    and try to get past the black man without being caught. They have the ground marked round in some corner of the play ground and if the children get inside that mark they cannot be caught by the black Man. If any one is caught he has to help the black man to tig the others. Who ever is tug last is to be the black man the next time.
    Three Wise Men from the East is played as follows.
    Some one person goes up to the top of the play ground and the others go down to the foot of the play ground and decide on some work to do. Then they run up the play ground and call "here come three wise men from the East."
    The person that stayed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Morrow
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Occupation
    Farmer