School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 037
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- XML “Frog Game”
- XML “Ring a Ring a Roses”
- XML “Four Corners”
- XML “Dog in My Pocket”
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- (continued from previous page)time, and soon.
- A number of girls hold hands, and they go round in a ring saying, "Ring a Ring A Roses pocket full of roses last pop down". Then the girl that is last popping down, must tell two girls what girl she likes best.
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- Collector
- Kathleen Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryleague, Co. an Chabháin
- I get a piece of paper and roll it up in a ball. The a bunch of girls gather together, and catch hands, and stand in a circle. Then I get my paper and walk round the backs of the girls saying "Dog in my pocket will not bite you" and so on until I come to the last girl. Then I throw the paper at one of them, and that one, will have the tig.
