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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 193

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    she was not quick enough to get a corner. Then the two girls opposite each other catch hands and change corners. While they are doing this the fool is watching to see would she get a chance to leap into one of their corners If she does one of the other girls must get in to be the fool
    Ducks Down
    A crowd of children get the full of their aprons of stones Another girl places a stone on the middle of the road and a small one on the top of it One girl takes a stone out of her apron and throws it at the big stone while saying "Ducks down a half crown" Chickens up half a penny If she throws the small stone off the big one she gets three other chances.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    James Cassidy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford