School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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- (continued from previous page)clock. The captain tells her a time, and then asks each child a time. The one who guesses the right time has to chase the "clock" till she catches her and then she will be the "clock".
"First man come up without a smile" is played by a number of children and one by herself. She calls up the first child and says all sorts of funny things to make her laugh. If she laughs she goes to Hell and if not goes to Heaven.- Collector
- Bernadette Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Meath