School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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- (continued from previous page)Pole jumping, Jailers, Fishing, Games of Draughts, Snakes and ladders, Playing marbles, Four corners, Fat chickens, Throwing snow-balls, Vaulting, Pitching, Tug-of-war, Skipping, Skittles, Jack-stones, See-saw, Pickedy, Running races, Jumping, Corners, Sticky-toffee, Hiding-stick, Swinging, Cow-boys.
- My favourite game is "Pookeen". A room is the best place to play it in, and two are the least that can play it, but the more the better. First of all a rhyme is recited,
Two little tinkers living in a tent,
One refused to pay the rent,
The landlord came, and he shouted out,
That this little tinker must come out.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Farnane, Co. Limerick