School: St. Cronan's Longford Wood, An Teampoll Mór (roll number 6662)

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1. Games We Play - Boys (continued)

   

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   a " colour" on the water, as there always is after heavy rain, we often catch some nice trout. Some of the little fellows often fish with "their hands" under banks and rocks, but since this is not legal we shall say no more about it.
   Sliding We amuse ourselves at this in winter, when the frost is on the roads; and on a wet day, we often make a "slide" on a path in a field; this often covers us with mud
   "Fox" This game we play in summer when we have left off our boots, a fast runner is picked out; he runs through the trees in our playground, and often through the neighbouring fields when our teacher is not looking. The other boys all follow him in a "pack"making strange noises like hounds. When the "fox" is caught, his clothes often suffer.
   Marbles Three holes are made on a level piece of the school yard, a line is marked about a yard from the first hole, the holes are also a yard apart. A boy puts his hand on the line, holding a marble between finger and thumb; he "fires" the marble

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Kennedy

   Gender

   Male