School: Effernan, Cill an Dísirt
- Location:
- Effernan, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán de Nógla
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- (continued from previous page)Puicin
Puicin is a game played by children at school at play hour or at home at night. Any number can play it. The game is started by casting lots to know who would be blindfolded. The blindfolded one chases the others about and the one he catches first has to do the same.
Colours
Any number of children can play it, first one gives a colour to everyone and then two stands out and they call out one colour and the one who has that colour goes out and he runs and if anyone of the two who are out zig him he must go to a corner with his face to the wall and if they do not zig him he can go to any place he likes.
Highgates.
Any number over four can play highgates. The players go in a round ring and one person goes in the middle and counts the other players until he has counted up to twenty. He stops at the preson who is twenty. This person now goes outside. The inside person says to the outside one. Where are you going. The outside one says I'm going to the fair. The inside one says I'm going to the fair. The inside one says again. Will you let me go with you. The outside one says. No.(continues on next page)
