School: Darley
- Location:
- Muinchille, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: A. Newburn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 100d
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- Line of players. One in front. The player in front says to each in the line from left to right:- Take a giant or Take a fairy or Take two giants or 1/2 a fairy or 1/4 a giant.
A giant is a big long step.
A fairy is a very short step.
The player ordered takes the step or steps ordered and the first to reach the one in front is winner. The winner then give the orders.
- One player stands on floor or ground and sings:- Who'll come into my wee ring my wee ring my wee ring.
Who'll come into my wee ring and make it a little bigger.
Someone comes in, then they sing as above and so on till a big ring is formed. That ring may be used for playing another game.
