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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 180

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    all the scholars until he has the last one caught.
    There is another game called fox and the chickens. A number of children gather around one of the big children. That child is called the old clocker. The foxes den is at the end of the field. There is a man and a dog there too.
    If the chickens go near the den the fox comes out and takes one of the scholars as a chicken with him. Then the man and the dog which is a scholar follows the fox until
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bomahas, Co. Leitrim