School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis (roll number 7315)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
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- "Puss in the corner" is played with any number of players. All players stand in corners. Then one odd player goes from one to another saying "Pussy wants a corner" The player addressed says "Go to my next door neighbour." In the meanwhile the other players watch their chance and exchange places. The game goes on until Puss gets a corner and then the one without a corner plays Puss instead.
- One of the children is supposed to go into the garden and hide there; there are supposed to be five or six more in the game. Another one is supposed to act as a Mother; she is to send them all down to the garden and give each one(continues on next page)