School: Clochar na Trócaire, Longphort (roll number 12942)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr M. Aloysius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 174

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 174

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  1. This game is played by five players. Four of them form a square while the fifth one stands in the middle and is called the fool. The four outside ones try to exchange places, while they are doing that the fool trys to secure a place, if he [?] the one who lost her place must be fool, this is played until they get tired.
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