School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- Any number of players can play this game. The players stand in a row. On player walks at the back of the others, prods them in turn with his finger in the back and says "Don't laugh don't smile don't show your golden teeth, "don't" when prodding the first person, "laugh" - when prodding the second, etc one word to each person.
Any player who laughs is sent to "Hell" and those who dont laugh are sent to "Heaven." Those who don't laugh hold hands in line and form an arch. The players who must go to "hell" must(continues on next page)- Collector
- Séamas Mac Giolla Brighde
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clopook, Co. Laois