School: Convent of Mercy, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Regis
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- (continued from previous page)want some colours. The other girl names a colour and if she can pick the child with that colour she takes that child with her, if not she is 'out'.
Animals Fly.
To play "Animals fly", they say "Ducks fly", "geese fly", and if they put up their hands when "asses fly" or "horses fly" is said they get a slap.
Spy.
This game is played like "Cook". When the player who runs after them finds them she tries to get into the den. If she gets in, the last to touch then den has to be the Spy.
Jenny Jo.
A girls gets a ball and throws it over her back and whoever gets it puts it behind her back(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Curley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Gordon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Grealy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
