School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)
- Location:
- Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 105
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The game of scouts is played by two opposing parties of boys, there being three or more boys in a party. Each party has a den each. Then there is a bigger den about equal distance between the two smaller ones which is used by the two parties.
The game starts when the two parties go into the large den
A number of one party run from the large den and try to reach their own smaller one. As soon as they leave the large den they are chased by a number of the other party who try to take them prisoners by bringing them back to the large den again. Those who are taken prisoners cannot leave the den without being released.
They are released in this way. He that is taken prisoner asks another of of his party to release him. To do this the member of his party must run from the large den to the small one(continues on next page)
