School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cappamore
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Benin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0521, Page 199
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- The games I play in school are folly, hide-and-go-seek, High Gates, Skipping Johnny on the Railway, Come along Jane, and nuts in May.
In Spring, girls amuse themselves by making daisy necklaces, picking wild flowers, and seeking birds nests. In sumer, they amuse themselves by playing hide-and-go-seek, and folly and Johnny on the Railway, among the hay cocks and hikes. They also spend hours each day swimming in the River.
In Autumn, girls usually have great fun picking strawberries, raspberries, and gooseberries to make jam. They also have great fun in the hurt-wood picking hurts.
In winter, girls generally spend(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhonnchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clogher, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Seán Ó Donnchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clogher, Co. Limerick
