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School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

Location:
Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 040

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  1. Local Games - Clock (continued)

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    period they will appoint some other two girls to be out.
    This games is generally played in Summer because there is not much running it in.
    Janey Murphy, Corstown, Ardee, Co. Meath.
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  2. Local Games - Four Corners

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    period they will approach some other two girls to be out.
    This game is generally played in summer because there is not much running in it.
    Janey Murphy, Corstown, Ardee, Co. Meath.
    Four Corners
    First I say, to decide who is going to be the fool in the middle, "Aon, a main a figer, a feim a humb, bumb, thursh, O, U, T spells 'out' and out you must go when I say so". I keep going on saying that until only one girl is left. She is the fool in the middle.
    Then the four girls get four stones and stand on them, each girl facing the others. The fool stands in the middle and the four girls have to run from one to the other and the one who is standing in the middle
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mae O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullakeel, Co. Louth