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School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)

Location:
Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 530

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    candle is cut up into twelve, each piece counting as one day after Christmas until "Twelfth Night". These pieces were then lit and put in the window.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Games I Play

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    The most interesting games that I play in school, and at home are: "Hide and go seek"; "I sent my son"; "Cat and dog"; "Frog in the middle"; Tag; "High Gates"; "The farmer wants a wife"; "Bear in the ring"; "Chain Tag"; "Yup, Yap a little horse"; "Dan, Dan thread the needle"; "Wall Tag; Sitting Tag; "Robbers"; "Nuts in May"; and "Ring a ring of roses":
    The game of "Nuts in May", is played by the children in May.
    An equal number of children face each other and one group begin saying,
    "Here we come gathering nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May, here we come gathering nuts in May on a cold and frosty morning".
    "Who will we have for nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May". Then this side chooses a person who calls
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ardaloo, Co. Kilkenny