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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
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Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 215

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    (e) "Ball in the cap":- All the boys that would be playing would put their caps up against a wall. One of them would have a ball and he would throw it at the caps. Whatever cap it went into the owner would get it and throw it at the nearest boy to him. Then that boy would throw the ball and so on.
    (f) Tip the finger:- There would be a number of boys playing and one of them would have his face turned towards the wall. He would put his hand
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