School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)
- Location:
- Stormanstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)for the thimble and the one who finds it hides it next. The thimble is passed round in this way, the finder in each case being the next hider.
- To play Jack a number of girls stand in a line. A and B stand aside, A farther off than B so that A will not hear B telling them the colours.
B says "Come on Jack", and A comes. B says "All the birds in the air, and all the fishes in the sea would not point me out Black"- or White or green, as the case may be. A guesses; if he is right Black stands beside A and if he is wrong she stands with B.
On the last person B(continues on next page)- Collector
- Alice Halpenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stormanstown, Co. Louth