School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   We generally play colours when the day is warm. All the children go in row except two One is called the "namer" and the other the "fox". The namer gives a colour to each one and then the "fox" is called. The fox guesses the colours and each one runs when their own name is called. If you are not tipped you get another colour but if you are tipped you have to go out and wait till the game is over.
   We also play towns and countries when the day is warm. It is a queer sort of a game. The The half of the children go on one side and the other half go on the other side. The children on one side think of a sentence that has the name of a place in it and the other children guess the name and they try to tip someone but if they do not tip anyone it is the otherones turn again. The game goes on like that.
   "Trains" is a game we generally play inside when the day is wet. Two children go together and are called the gates. The rest of the children go together and they run one after the other and they run through the gates. The gates think of something and they tell it to each one when it is their turn to stop and they ask the person which of the things they like best and whichever one you say you go on the side that has that

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patricia Reilly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Demailestown, Co. Meath