School: Carraig an Dubhais (Craigadooish) (roll number 10360)
- Location:
- Creaghadoos, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Laura Rountree
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- XML “Games - Here we Come Gathering Nuts and May”
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- Form two rows facing each other. All catch hands in each row. One side starts and sings --
"Here we come gathering nuts and
May Nuts and May Nuts and May
Here we come gathering nuts and
May On a cold and frosty morning."
Other side sings --
"Who will you have for your Nuts and
May Nuts and May Nuts and May?
Who will you have for your Nuts and
May On a cold and frosty morning."
First side sings --
"We'll have (Mattie Crawford) for Nuts
and May Nuts and May Nuts and
May We'll have (Mattie Crawford) for
Nuts and May On a cold and frosty
morning."
Other side sings --
'Who will you send to fetch her away
Fetch her away, Fetch her away,
who will you send to fetch her away
On a cold and frosty morning?"
First Side sings--
"We'll send (Mary Twiney [?]) to fetch
her away Fetch her away, fetch her
away. We'll send (Mary Twiney [?])
to fetch her away on a cold and
frosty morning."(continues on next page)- Collector
- Laura Rountree
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher