School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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- The children stand round in a circle each on a little flag. One child stands in the middle of the ring, and he is called the fool.
Then the children begin to exchange places. While they are exchanging places, the fool tries to get a flag to stand on.
If he succeeds in getting a flag, the person who loses his place has to go into the middle, and take the place of the fool.- Collector
- Laurence Dollard
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fertagh, Co. Meath