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School: St Columb's Moville

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 316

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    Games I play.
    This is a list of the games I play:-
    "The farmer wants a wife."
    "The grand old Duke of York."
    "Blind man's buff."
    "Musical Chairs."
    "Silence."
    "Find the ring."
    "Hide and Seek."
    "Balloon Race"
    "Alla Balla, Alla Balla, who has got the ball."
    "Statues."
    "Skipping."
    "Hide the thimble."
    "The farmer wants a wife" is usually at parties. Everybody joins into a ring. A boy is put in the middle for the farmer.
    All moving around start to sing.
    "The farmer wants a wife
    The farmer wants a wife
    Hi! Ho! my-deary-oh!
    The farmer wants a wife."
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kathleen Gibson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal