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School: Tenure (roll number 2326)

Location:
Tinure, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ó Cathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 270

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  1. Other Games We Play

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    As well as marbles we play the following games:-
    1. 'Hop-scotch'
    2. "Clock'
    3. 'Jack Jack'
    4. 'Hide and Seek'
    5. 'Donkey'
    6. "Four Corner Fool'
    7. 'Cup Clap'
    8. 'Fox and chickens'
    9. 'Skipping'
    10. 'Tops'
    11. 'Lazy Mary'
    12. 'O'Grady Says?-
    Clock
    1. Boys and girls play clock in Tenure school. This is the way they play it. A crowd of children can play clock.
    2. First they stand in a row along a wall.
    3. Two children then go away so that none of the other children will hear them while they get some number from one up to twelve
    4. Next one of them comes back to the row of children and askes each one of them in turn what time is it.
    5. The one who guesses the hour right first must run after the other child
    6. If she catches her the one who is
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breda Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stonehouse, Co. Louth