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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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    "Tip the finger". One girl turns to the wall and another goes and tips the girls finger and she turns around and says the name of the girl that she thinks tipped her finger. If she does not say the right one she has to go a distance,either walking, running or creeping.
    "Ghost in the well". One of the party goes into a corner and pretends to be a ghost. All the children come around him to wash their hands and he runs after them. They go into their mother and tell her all about it. She says "Don't be afraid little ones, go up again and wash
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Tydings
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick