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School: Drumgossatt (C.)

Location:
Droim Guasachta, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
Áine Nic Ghráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0930, Page 080

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    About ten girls join and one of them is to be a ox, another a hen and the remainder chickens. The fox is to try to get some of the chickens from the hen by trying to gain her esteem and if he fails in this he tries to get them by force.
    The cat and the mouse:- All the girls form a ring. Then one of the girls go into the middle and says "a piece of lean, a piece of fat, whichever I like to throw it at, not you, it might be you, but the little ball of blue. Whoever she says is the ball of blue has to run after her through the ring and catch her.
    Skipping :- A skipping rope is got and two girls hold it at each end whilst another girl is skipping in the middle. Whilst the girl is skipping the onlookers count to see how long will
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire na gCleath, Co. Mhuineacháin