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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 245

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    Games I Play.
    I play a great many games during the year. Young people play tig and the older people play draughts. The most games I play are
    "Rabbits and Dogs."
    "Hide and go seek."
    "Colours."
    "blackberrying."
    "Nut Cracking."
    "Making-Cribs."
    "Torching."
    "Hurling."
    "Football."
    "Handball."
    "Ghost in the garden."
    "Swimming."
    "Fishing."
    In the long Summer evenings we play Rabbits and dogs. Two boys are called dogs and the follow the rabbits. When they have one boys caught he has to become a dog. When they have all the rabbits caught they select two other boys to be dogs.
    "Hide and go seek." This game is played in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly