School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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- This game can be played by any number of children.
The crowd is divided in two parties with the same number on both sides. Then one party run off and they hide. The "hounds" try to find them and catch the "hares" before they get into "den" which may be a gate or door or even a corner.- Collector
- Beatrice Thompson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lattacrom, Co. Monaghan
- This game is played by one person going as mother-hen, another being the "hawk" and the rest the "chickens".
The "hawk" tries to get at the(continues on next page)