School: Star of the Sea, Glengivney (roll number 12334)

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   put out; "o, u, t" spells out and out you must go.
   Each person is addressed with a word and which ever person the last word falls on gets first running. There is also another rhyme said.
   "Twoney twoney twopenny bun and out goes one"
   There is a small place fixed as a town and if you can get there before you are touched you will not have to catch the next time and the people who are caught will have to catch the next time. Some times they the children say another rhyme for playing tig. The following is the way it is said.
   One, two three four five six seven all good children go to heaven, if they die their sins forgiven, one two three four five six seven.
   High windows for the king.
   High windows for the king is played in the following manner. Two boys hold up their two arms and two other boys run through the others arms. When they are running a while the windows falls down and one of the little boys are captured who is then called the king.
   Mary muck a marry Muck
   The following is the way it is played. One person kneels down and puts his head on another

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Frances Martin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glennagiveny, Co. Donegal