School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tralee, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Proinnsias
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 073
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- (continued from previous page)calls out must run and the "devil" follows her and if she is caught she goes to hell and if not she goes to heaven.3 Giant - Steps.
A person is selected to be the "giant". and the others form a row a distance away. The giant gives orders to the first person to take a certain step e.g. An unberella, a baby-step, a goose step, and so on , the person who reaches the place where the "giant" is standing first is the winner.
4. Horns.
A member says "Goats" and the others must say "horns", if the member says an animal who has no horns and if the others say horns they gets a slap.
5. Leap - Frog - Played on the strand.
A person puts her hands and knees on the ground and the others do the same in a line. The last person jumps over them all and settles in front(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Cheallaig
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rock Street, Co. Kerry
