School: Rathcoffey, Donadea (roll number 6174)
- Location:
- Rathcoffey North, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Laideáin
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- (continued from previous page)into garden for clothes. The ghost says 'Go in and tell your Mother I want her' Children return with message. Mother sends them out again and same is repeated 3 times. Mother then goes out and questions Ghost.
'What are you looking for ?' He repeats 'My Grandfathers needles' 'For what' asks the mother. 'To sow socks'
'What for?' demands the mother
'To carry sand' replies the ghost
;What for' asks she
'To sharpen my knife' says the ghost
'What is your knife for?' asks the mother
'To cut your heads off' replies the ghost.
Then latter chases mother and children. He kills each according as he catches and the 'killed one' lies down on the playground. Great fun ensues as Mother and children fight against ghost.
Colours- Each child is given a different colour as red, blue, pink, copper etc.. One child is marked out to represent 'Heaven' and is placed about 20 yards away. A second child represents 'Hell' and is placed in opposite direction, also 20 yards away from the row of colours(continues on next page)
