School: Gleann Bruacháin (C.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12614)
- Location:
- Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Sheighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 550
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- (continued from previous page)one who is to hide is:-Aban A baban a baby's knees
Wholesome holesome sacred-te
Potato grows single toes
Out goes she - out goes another one
Out goes "she" & she is to be the one to hide.Another Game is "Colours"Two girls stand at the wall & take the names one "Hell" & the other "Heaven". the others take a colour each some brown & some blue - some green - yellow & so on. The "browns" go with the girl representing "Hell" & the "Blues" with her, who represents "Heaven" & the other colours are those for Purgatory. When their places are called out, "what colour" are you they take their places - some in Hell & some in Heaven & the people in Hell try to draw those in Heaven into their den - "Tug of War." & if they succeed the Purgatory people follow them.In Playing Cards they play a Game called "Old Maid". They throw out(continues on next page)
