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School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

Location:
An Baile Fionn, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 127

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  1. Here Comes Sall (continued)

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    girl who calls will run after that child. If she is able to catch her that child has to go into one of the other circles which is called a den for the dead-bird. If she is not caught she goes into the other den and she is called a live-bird. They continue at that till all the children are called.
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  2. The Ghost in the Garden

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    The mother tells the children to go out for the clothes. The children go out to the garden they run in again and say, there is a Ghost in the garden. The "mother" tells them to go out and try again. The children run in again and they tell her about the Ghost in the
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Páirc na bhFianna, Co. Laoise