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School: Loughduff (C.)

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Loughduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0987, Page 179

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    The school-children amuse themselves in many ways. They play games each day during the lunch-hour. The usual game played is "Old Witch". This game is played in the following way.
    Three of the biggest children stand up. One is called the mother, another is called the witch, and the other one is a servant girl. The witch disappears.
    All the other children sit down in a straight line. They are the babies. The mother goes for her pension, and tells the servant to put two of the children to bed.
    When she is gone, the witch comes to the servant for an old
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Owen Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilsaran, Co. Cavan