School: Clochar
- Location:
- An Clochar, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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- The games we play at school and at home in the evening are:-
French Tig,
Ghost in the well,
Hide and Seek,
Nuts in May,
Tig,
The farmer's in his den
Baddy's Black Big.
From in the well and can't get out.
Granny Granny Gray.
Lazy Mary will you get up.
Ring.
London Bridges falling down.
Hounds and Hares,
Hush the Sale.
Blind Man's Buff,
Paddy from Cork.
Some of these games like Hide and Seek, Ghost in the well, Tig, Hush the Sale, and Granny Granny Gray are out-door games and can only be played where there is plenty of room. All they others can be played either in-doors or out-doors
In "Hide and Seek" all the Children hide except two. These two cover their eyes until all the rest are hid. Then they search for them until(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Carlew
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuaim, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mrs Carlew
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuaim, Co. Mhuineacháin