School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Games are very nice for children to play.
A great many of them are known by the children, around this district, such as, tig, hide and go seek, old hag, and come along jocey.
These games are mostly played at school, by the children themselves.
Tig is simple to play, because a few children get together and one of them lies at the den, and all the other children go away around the place, and the children that would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas O' Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ceanannas, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- James Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ceanannas, Co. Chill Chainnigh
