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School: Cortubber

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Cortober, Co. Roscommon
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Mary A. Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 045

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 045

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  1. Wakes and Funerals (continued)

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  2. Jack Stones

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    Jack Stones are still played by the little girls at school. No change in the game as I knew it played 50 years ago.
    Tip the Cat.
    Another very popular game long ago was "Tip the Cat" played with two pieces of sticks a long one and a short one. The short one was the cat and the long one the dog. The small one was left on a stone and tipped off and the distance measured back to the pitch, whoever could tip the farthest was the winner.
    I think this must be the same game as Hop Scotch.
    High Gates and Four Corners were also very popular games years ago which a number of children played.
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