School: Esker
- Location:
- Esker More, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghríobhtha
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- Games we play.
Girls
Tig
Cat and mouse
Rabbit and burrow
Hide and seek
Blind man's buff
House
Horse
Wallflowers
Pot hooks and hangers
Skipping
Swinging
High gates
Fox and geese
Frog in the middle
Sallyo Boys
Skittles
Spy
Marbles
Spinning tops
Frog
Soldiers and prisoners
Colours
Cat
Hakie
Football
Hurling
Handball
Cricket
Donkey (ball)In winter sitting round the fire we play hide the button. One sits a button in his hand and closes both hands. He goes to each one and says "Handy go bandy, which hand is it in". All guess. Whoever is wrong gets a slap and the first correct starts the game again.
Hide the thimble. All leave the room while one hides the thimble. Then(continues on next page)