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School: Dubhgharrdha (roll number 14894)

Location:
Doogary, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán S. Ó Flannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 8

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    When we sit round the fire on winter nights we play a lot of games. One of our usual games is "Loorabug-Larabug". we sit round the fire and we stretch out our feet and one stands on front with a rod and says: "Loorabug larabug, limber, lock, five miles she sat on the clock, she sing it she sang it in the early spring with her pickety packety pie. Alice a dear came in with a spear saying in with that Black foot. Agnes Kenny
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Kenny
    Gender
    Male