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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 445

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    hide and the one follows until she finds every one.
    Chain-Tig.
    Gather a crowd of girls and give out the same rhyme. Keep saying the rhyme until everyone runs and two follow with hands caught till they catch everyone.
    Sitting Tig.
    The girls sit down and last has the "Tig". She can tig any girl she sees standing but if she is sitting she can't tig her.
    Steps.
    Four or more girls can play it. One girl stands lout and the girls stand in a row and the girl who stands out gives a step to each girl such as a "pigeon"step an "umbrella" step or a "baby"-step or a "scissors"-step. and the girl who gets to the line first has a chance of giving out the steps.
    Four Corners.
    Five girls play it. Four girls stand in a square and one stands
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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
    Monica Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford