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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

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Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 210

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    And Jill came tumbling after.
    Cat is played with four persons. You make two rings and you get two sticks about four inches long and these are called cats. Then you get two sticks which are called dogs and you have to hit the cat with the dog and whoever gets the first hundred runs wins the game.
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  2. Games I Play

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    The following are the games I play, hurling, football, handball, skittles, draughts, tig, four corners, partners, hopscotch, cat and dog, hide and seek, rounders, rings, pitch and toss, cards, and blind man's buff.
    Tig is played like this.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath