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School: Druim Beag (roll number 9035)

Location:
Drumbeg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sinéad Bean de Faoite
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 137

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  1. Games We Play (continued)

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    With a tipsy tooralee."
    Then the gipsies say.
    "We will marry (somebody)
    With a tipsy tooralee.
    Then the gipsies take the girl they have named out of the big line.
    Then the gipsies come forward singing
    There came four gipsies riding.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Games We Play - Flowers

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    When we are playing flowers, all the children sit down on the grass except two. One of these two go away then the other girl will give a name of a flower to each child.
    When the names are all given out.
    Then the other girl that went away, is called Dirty Joe.
    (continues on next page)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Isobel Long
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumfad, Co. Donegal