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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 370

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    and one or two others jump in while it is going and they keep skipping as long as they can.
    To play "spy" a number of children gather together. Half of them go into a corner and the other half go and hide. After a while they come out of the corner to look for the others, if they see where they are hid they shout "spy". Then the others rush out of their hiding-places and if they catch anyone before she reaches the corner she is "Out" and the one who has caught her is "in" and so on.
    We often play "colours". A lot of children are needed to play "colours", - a "devil", an "angel", and one to give out the "colours", and many others to give the "colours" to. When the "colours" are given out the angel comes and asks for a "colour" and whoever has
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    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