School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Margaret Devine
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- (continued from previous page)until she catches one of them and then that one has to go into the middle and so on.
- "Poor Old Joe" is a very popular game. The children form a ring. One girl stands inside in the ring and another outside it. The girl inside says "what are you after?" The girl outside says "A big fat chicken," The girl inside says "Take anyone you like." The girl outside takes one and brings her round the ring once or twice. This is continued until all the children are taken away. The girl who was inside the ring follows the other children. Whoever she catches first has to start the game again.
- Collector
- Mary Patricia Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Powellsborough, Co. Sligo
- "High Windows" All the children form a ring. One girl stands outside the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hunt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Powellsborough, Co. Sligo
