School: Na Cealla (Kells) (roll number 8148)

Location:
Kells, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Fiannachta
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Moriarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Nora Moriarty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kerry
  2. The children now have many games that the children long ago hadn't. One of these games they play is "Blind-man's-buff." First of all they reckon by saying "Ink pink perry wink I am in and you are out". When the word "out" is said that person is to put the old cap on his eyes then the others are hunted to and fro by her and when she catches anyone the cap is put on that one
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