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1. The Games I Play (continued)

   

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   players each of them has an instruments. Then the wee melody man say "I am the week melody man. I play all the tricks. I can to catch the wee melody man" then he starts playing one of the instruments and if the person that has that instrument doesn't start playing it at one she is out the last one wins the game. In passing round the button the one that is passing goes round with her hands closed and passes it to each one, she then gives it to one and asks someone to whom did she give it if she answers wrong she hits her and if right get gets giving it out.
   When you are playing "tom fool in the middle" you only want three boys and a small ball. The boys stands in a straight line. The two end boys try to pass the ball back and forward over the middle boy's head without letting him catch it. The boy who lets him catch it changes places with him.
   In playing skittles you have ten iron bolts, five of those are put standing on the ground. Three of those are

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Kathleen Mc Mahon

   Gender

   Female

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   Magherarny, Co. Monaghan