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Playground games played were skipping, chasing, hide and seek and hopscotch. Skipping was an acquired skill and two ropes could be used at the same time. For this game, timing was important. You had to be sharp and watchful so as not to miss your…

Growing up I didn't have a favourite toy apart from some games like _�� snakes _��n' ladders or ludo'. Neither did I have a pet! My most significant relationships and memories of my childhood were being a member of a choir, a junior one…

Some of the games we played were 'I packed my bag to go to Paris and in it put'The first person started selected an item, the next had to repeat what the first person said and add another item and so on. Anyone missing an item had to drop out of…

I didn't have many toys. I had a doll which had lovely hair I loved combing it and dressing it. We had a rocking horse which we had to share. We often had a row over who should have it.I loved playing with balls, rounders, football. Mini golf…

My favourite toy at that time was a hoop and stick. The hoop was made from a bicycle wheel with the spokes removed and in my case it had a tyre and tube, which made it much more desirable than my friend's hoops as it was silent and rolled with a much…

We used all have bicycles and did trips to 'Moorlough' (a lake up in the hills about 8 miles away) or to Baronscourt Desmene. That was the home of The Duke of Abercorn and he had an enormous wooded estate (perhaps 4000 acres) and a very elaborate…

The first school I attended was Malone P.E. School,Balmoral Avenue,Belfast. I also attended Moybane School,Letterbreen and the Model School,Enniskillen and the Enniskillen Collegaate School.I walked,cycled and took the bus to school.My teachers…