School: Roxboro, Luimneach (roll number 15680)
- Location:
- Roxborough, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Gheallagáin
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- Games We Play Outdoor
Boy’s Games
The games the boys play at Roxboro school are:-
Hurling
Football
Racing
Jumping
Leap-frog
Hounds and Hare
Prisoners
Wheel-Barrow
Cap-Ball
Ghost in the Garden
Follow my Leader.Wheel-Barrow
Any number of pairs of boys can play this game. One of each pair lays his hands on the ground and his companion catches him by the legs. All the pairs line up in a row and when they are all ready a boy claps his hands and they start walking as fast as they can. The boy who is caught by the legs walks on his hands and the other drives him along. A mark is put in the field and who ever passes it(continues on next page)- Collector
- Gerard Greensmyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roxborough, Co. Limerick