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School: Greenan's Cross (roll number 15687)

Location:
Lecklevera, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
J. Gavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 506

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    The Games We Play at School
    There are many games played around this country by the children at school.The first one I am going to describe is the "The farmer wants a wife"
    A number of children get in a wide circle and there is one person in the centre and he is the "farmer" and the following Rhyme is said.
    "The farmer wants a wife"
    "The farmer wants a wife"
    Hi! Ho! my daddy Oh!
    "The farmer wants a wife"
    Some person is taken in for the"wife" and the game continues:-
    "The wife wants a child
    The wife wants a child
    Hi! Ho! my daddy Oh!
    The wife wants a child"
    Some person is taken in for the child.
    Then it is continued-:
    "The child wants a nurse
    The child wants a nurse
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Quigley
    Gender
    Female