School: Craoibh Liath (roll number 15639)
- Location:
- Creevelea, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 227
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- There are many games children play such as Blind Man's Buff. Fox and Goose, Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, Draughts and Card Playing.
The following is a description of how to play Blind Man's Buff:- Five boys stand in a row, and the tallest of them gets four straws of equal length and then a long one, and whoever pulls the long one has to be masked. He tries to catch one of the four and whoever is caught, must put on the mask next.
Before you can play Blind Man's Buff in the real way, you will have to take off your shoes, so that you will make no noise when running.
On a winter's night it is the only game of any sport.
- Collector
- Daniel Mach Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim
