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School: Barconey Robinson

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Barconny (Robinson), Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Keogan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 148

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    to pick it from square to square without allowing it to rest on the two lines bordering the squares. She who succeeds in passing the box through all the squares with the least marks of moves wins.
    To play Colours a number of girls stand in one line. Two girls remain apart . One of these two gives a colour to each of the others. The other girl. The other girl apart who was not looking on as the colours were given guesses the colour each child got. The two girls apart have named a two spots Hell and Heaven. When all the girls are placed in the places of these selections they are which one marks in hell or saints in heaven . The Devils follow the Saints and tig them. This game proceeds
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maeve Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonkeiffy, Co. Cavan