School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

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1. My Favourite Games (continued)

   

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   of children go after her and whoever gets the "Robin" chases the others until one is caught. She is "Robin" next time
   Another game I enjoy very much is "Pass the Button." This is the way in which it is played. A group of children sit in a circle and one goes into the centre and makes a pretence of passing a button to every child leaving it with one so that no one will know which one has the button.
   Then she asks every one who has the button and if they guess wrongly they are slapped and the first who is correct passes the button next time

   

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2. Travelling Folk

   

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   To see a gipsy caravan standing by the roadside is a thrilling experience. A group of us used to go a long distance out of our way and

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
         1. travellers (~3,023)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Julia Fox

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castlerahan, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mr Terence Fox

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Castlerahan, Co. Cavan