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1. The Games I Play (continued)

   

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   never hits the opposite side of the table with the ball the other person wins a count, and so on until who ever gets twenty one points wins the game.

   

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2. The Games I Play

   

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   Long ago children used to play many games which were "Blind man's Buff" "Jig," "Hide and go Seek," "Football," "Handball" "I came to see Jenny Joe," and other games.
   Every one had his own favourite game.
   There are several games I play, and the one I like best is "Blind man's Buff." This is a very nice game especially if there are a good number together.
   First some person says a number, and then the children are counted, and who ever gets that number is blind folded.
   Then that person tries to catch some other person. Sometimes a child would be blind folded for a half an hour before she would catch anyone. Then the one who is caught

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Donovan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tubbrid, Co. Limerick