School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 168
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- Some of the games we play in the playground are:-
1. Hot peas and barleyO'7
Sugar sticks and Candy
This is the way the teacher stands
" " " " she folds her arms.
" " " " "clapps " hands.
" " " " " " dances.
When you are saying Hot peas and Barley O' Sugar sticks and Candy. you catch hands and go round in a ring, and when you say this is the way the teacher stands you stands strait and put your two hands by your side, (and stand strait) then you fold your arms and clapp your hands and turn right round.
2. Another game is.
You go round and round in a ruing and say the rhyme that follows.Where shall father lie.?
father lie, father lie
Where shall father lie?
Cock - a - doodle doo.
Father shall lie in sister's bed,
sisters bed, sisters bed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Dobson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
