School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

Location:
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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  1. These are the games I play.
    Ring a ring a rosy, High gates, Thread, Thread the needle case, Little Sally water, Chickens, Hide and seek, Draw, Draw a pail of water, Fat and lane, Blind man's Buff and Pokey.
    The children amuse themselves in Autumn with nut cracking and Blackberry picking. They also amuse themselves on Winter nights singing, dancing and telling stories.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonmacreena, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kilgarriff
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonmacreena, Co. Mayo