School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- An Díseart, Co. Lú
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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- (continued from previous page)her till she catches her.
- Two children hold up their hands and the others have to go through in a line and the two children holding up their hands have to say a rhyme and her it is.
Apples and Lemons
Say's the bells of Saint Clements.
I owe you five farthings
Say's the bells of Saint Martins,
And when will you pay me
Say's the bells of Old Bailey,
When I get rich.
Hear comes a candle to light you to bed
Hear comes a chopper to chop off the last man's head,
And whoever head fall on, the other two children have to ask them which would they have an apple or a lemon and whatever he says he goes with the one who has that.
