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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 121

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    I play many games while I am at school and while I am on my holidays. One of them I play is "Ring-aring-a-rosy". Any number of players can play this game. The players get in a ring. They go around in a round ring moving to the left always.
    They say a rhyme.
    "Ring a ring a rosy.
    A pocket full of posies,
    Hasha! Hasha all fall down"
    The person who falls down last goes out of the ring. They play until there is only one left.
    Another of the games I play is "blind man's buff". Any number of players can play this game. One of the players stands out and a blind is put on her. She follows the other players until she catches one of them.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Bhraonáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fallaghmore, Co. Laois
    Collector
    Rita Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female