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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 129

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    Tap-rap-a-rapper on their shoulder. You will be my master". When she is finished she catches A around the waist.
    A then goes in and out of the ring again, repeating the rhyme again. stopping as before and tapping another player as before. B holds her around the waist and follows her everywhere she goes.
    She repeats the rhyme, stops and taps until all the players are lined up behind her. Then she runs here there and everywhere twisting and turning and followed by all the other players until the line gets broken. This ends the game.
    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
    Máire Ní Nualláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crannagh, Co. Laois