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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

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Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 441

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    "who took my pipe". I gave it to my next door neighbour and the next would say the same and so on until the last chicken would be questioned, the last one would say "I pounced it under my feet", then the last attack would start. The old many trying to catch the last chicken, the leader would try to defend him with his hands stretched out because the rest would have no freedom with their hands, if the man succeeded in catching the last chicken the Mother and the rest of the chickens would fly away in fright.
    Another popular game.
    We have a game which we call,
    "all the bridge is falling down,
    See the robbers passing by".
    First of all the children select two boys as leaders. The two boys then
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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
    Seán O Concubhair
    Gender
    Male