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School: Naomh Baoithin, Tullydish (roll number 3160)

Location:
Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal P. Ó Lochlainn
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    Two girls are chosen as leaders these pick an even number of players called a team.
    Each team goes to a different side of the garden and they march towards One another and say the Gipsies say. "Here Comes Gipsies riding" and the others say "What are you riding here for" they gipsies say.
    "To marry". And the other team ask. "Who are you going get" Then Gipsies name a girl from the other team.
    This girl takes her stand together with a girl from the girl from the gipsies team at some mark on the ground and catch hands and pull.
    If the gipsies succeed in drawing the girl over the mark she joins the gipsies team but if the
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    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
    Ellen Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal