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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 247

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    goes over behind a different tree. One boy goes to see if they are listening a then he gives each boy a colour. After a while he calls the devil and he says who "comes here" "the devil and his spear. Then they ask him what does he want and he says Colours. Then he names out all the Colours he knows. If he names out a colour that any any boy has that boy runs to the place that the angel came from and if the angel catches him he has to become the angel.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    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