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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 369

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    snowmen in Winter, picking wild-flowers and blossoms in Spring, wading through shallow streams or playing in the hay-fields or in the bog in Summer.
    To play tig a number of children gather together, one gives out the "tig" and whoever is out last is "down" the one who is down follows the others and whoever she tips in down and so on till the game is finished.
    Hide-and-seek, is played frequently in Winter. It is played in the similar way to tig but the one who is down blindfolds her eyes and the others hide. After a while she seeks them and if she catches anyone the one she has caught has to blindfold and the others go and hide and so on in like manner.
    We play skipping in Winter. Sometimes two girls wind the ropes
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Rath, Co. Westmeath