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School: Shivdillagh (roll number 6774)

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Shivdelagh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Thomas Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 221

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  1. Games I Play - The Pin

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

  2. Hity Haty on the Wall

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    One person draws an egg-shaped circle on a piece of paper and puts twelve lines in it. Between every two lines he puts a number. Then one person says this rhyme and says a word on each number:- Hity, Haty on the wall, Hity, Haty got a fall. Ten men, ten more would not leave Hity Haty as he was before. Whatever number he says the last word on he has it and writes it down on a piece of paper. When all the numbers are out the players add up their numbers and whoever has the
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