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School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Eugene Conway
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    the other for the angel. Then the angel whispers a different colour to every player, and the devil calls out a colour and if one of the players has that colour he is supposed to run a little bit from the angel and the devil after him. If the devil catches him he is his, and if the angel catches him he is his, and the same with all the players. The devil may catch some of them and then they have a tug of war, and whichever party (knocks) falls first is out.
    Four Corners.
    Five boys is all that may play four corners. The five players rush for a corner and the one left without the corner is fool in the middle, and has to remain in the middle of the other four till he gets a corner. Then the others run to change places and the fool in the middle tries to get into one of the corners and if he does the boy without the corner is fool in the middle and he has to remain there till he gets a corner.
    Chain Tig.
    Any number of players may play. Two of the players catch hands and run after the rest and when the two catch a boy, he has to join in with them and follow the rest and they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Skelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford