School: Tullycanna
- Location:
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 182
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Games
Almost in every District the games that children played differ. The games that are played mostly are, Tig, London Bridge, Hide and Seek, Nutsy May, the Fox, thimble, Colours, Birds and Rounders. London Bridge Is played in the following manner. Two girls think of two different such as a watch or a necklace and they catch hands. The others form a line and they walk under the clasped hands and they say “London Bridge is Falling Down.” the last person stops when she is walking under the(continues on next page)
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- Alice White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Maxboley, Co. Wexford
