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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 18_041

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    he catches one and gives him or her the tig. The game is carried on likewise.
    "Hide and Seek" is played in the following manner.
    "Hide and go seek a penny a week, sheep's head on a Sunday, Boston is a fine town so is Philadelphia up the ladder down the spout o u t out." Those words are repeated until there is but one person left who has to stay on the den.
    The rest of the people then go ahide and shout "Cuck".
    When all are supposed to be ahide the person who is lying has to go seek those
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lahert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Denis Lahert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny