School: Garrygaug, Kilmacow

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1. Games - Here Is a Poor Widow from Sandy Land (continued)

   

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   Then the girl sitting down answers: The fairest girl that I can see is -------- come along with me. Then the window catches the girl that's going away by the hand and says: There's poor ----------- going away. Without a fathing in her hand. Nothing but a gilly gold chain. Good bye --------- good bye. We keep on at ths until all the widow's children are gone.

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2. Games - Skittles

   

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   Skittles is my favorite passtime. When we are playing this game we mark a ring on the floor with a stick of chalk. Through the center of this ring we draw two lines at right angles to each other. We need eight skittles - round sticks about half a foot long and an inch in diameter - to play the game. We could buy skittles but usually we make them ourselves from the

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