School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)Another game that children play usually on a Winter's night is Puicín.
A handkerchief is placed around one person's eyes and he runs around after the rest of the children, and the person he catches has to be the puicín.
Tig is a usual game played around this district, and a rhyme is said before it, namely:-Inta, menta, papa, tenta tuam, tam, tusa,Another game played is "Fox Off". A great many boys run off through the fields and two other(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny