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School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)

Location:
Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mary J. Brazil
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    May and June two months in bloom,
    Then we'll choose October,
    The leaves shall fall
    And so shall us all
    When youth and bloom is over.
    March will search, April try,
    May will tell who will live or die.
    April and May keep away from the "say"
    June, July swim until you die.
    We say the following rhymes going to play "Tig" or "Hide-and-Go-Seek"
    1 "Hairey mairey figedy fig,
    Dil dom domino nig.
    Blocked block, stony rock
    Hum dum thrush."
    2 "P-i-g, pig you have the tig"
    3 One, two sky blue what colour have you,
    P-i-n-k, spells pink and if you do not want to play
    just take your hoop and run away, away is only a
    word.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
      2. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rina Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faithlegg, Co. Waterford