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   ring the two boys go off the sticks and the other two come on them and the two boys that got off the sticks throw the cat to the other two. If a boy hits a cat up high and one of the boys catch it they also go out. If they lose a cat and can not find it the boys on the sticks count six aces.

   

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   Here are some of the different games which we play in this district, "skittles", "katty", "hide and -go-seek" "tig" Prisoners base, fisherman's net, soldiers, frog jump, spinning tops, pillow the cap, blind man's buff, rings and marbles. Balls in the cap, rounders, Jack of all trades, high gates, ass race, "garter," bull in the ring, "beds", "dices, jackstones, razer back, see saw, hoops and "teetum totum". "Blind man's buff" is played by getting a cloth and putting it on the eyes of one of the players. Then he gropes around trying to catch one, and whoever is caught the cloth

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Hennessy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Haresmead, Co. Wexford