School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 212
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- (continued from previous page)Ena mena mina moe.One two three four five six seven,
All good children go to heaven,
When they die their sins are forgiven,
One two three four five six seven.
- The games I play are hurling, football, handball, cards. Blind mans buff, draughts, four corners, pitch and toss, rounders, partners, colours and tig.Tig is played like this. All the boys stand round in a ring and one of the boys gives out the tig. This means he says a rhyme touching every boy in turn. The boy that the last word falls on is out and he has to run after the rest of the boys. In playing(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Devereux
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
