Traditional Children's Games in Early 1900s Ireland

Children played many time-honored games:

• Rounders: Bat-and-ball, similar to baseball.
• Hopscotch: Hopping numbered squares.
• Skittles: Knocking down wooden pins with a ball.
• Marbles: Rolling marbles to target/hole.
• Top-spinning: Keeping a top spinning longest.
• Hide-and-Seek: Classic concealment game.
• Tig (Tag): Chasing/tagging before reaching safety.
• Leap Frog: Jumping over bent-over peers.
• Conkers: Swinging chestnuts on strings to break opponent's.
• Tin Can Alley: Throwing sticks at cans.
• Tip the Can: Knocking a central can with a ball.

Games were passed down generations, requiring minimal equipment.