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School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)

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Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
Teachers:
P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw
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    in a ring and moving about singing. One girl stands in the middle answering back in songs the question she is being asked about which of them she will have. When this girl points out the girls she loves best, the others say to look at the beauty.
    Cat-And_Mouse. You get in a ring and two children are picked out, one is the cat and the other the mouse. The cat runs after the mouse in and out between the children.
    We play cracking the nuts, seeking for the ring in the barm brack, and diving for sixpence in the tub of water on Hollow Eve night.
    Annie Gorman
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Gorman
    Gender
    Female