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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis (roll number 7315)

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Inis, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 142

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  1. Games I Play - Tops (continued)

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    and start it again with your hand.
    Another way to play this game is to tie cord around the top and fling it on the ground and it goes spinning and when it stops you wind the cord round the top again and (and) so on until you are tried.
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  2. Games I Play - Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May

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    You get a crowd of
    girls, an even number on both sides.
    Then one side goes to meet the other
    and they say:- "Here we go gathering nuts in May, nuts in May nuts in May. here we go gathering nuts in May on a cold and frosty morning Then the other side comes to meet the first side and they say:-"Who will you have for nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighread Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inis, Co. an Chláir