School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)

Location:
Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hanly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 048

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 048

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  1. (1) Chip Chop Cherry
    This game is played in the following manner.
    First a circle is drawn. Then there are big and small numbers put all around the outside of the circle. A person may begin at any number he may wish and repeat the words Chip chop cherry all the men in Londonderry would not be able to climb up to the top of the chip chop cherry.
    Whatever number he stops at he rubs it out and puts it down on the corner of the page on which he is playing the trick. Whoever has the biggest number when added wins the game.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Toireasa Ní Cocláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Padhraich Ó Cochláin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath