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School: St Columb's Moville

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 326

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    all have a ship in their turn. Here are a number of rhymes we say when skipping. For this rhyme two girls go into the rope and all say.
    "Two little Dicky birds
    Sitting on the wall
    One named Peter
    The other named Paul
    Fly away Peter (One of the girls run out)
    Fly away Paul (Then the other)
    Come back Peter (Peter comes back)
    Come back Paul." (So does Paul)
    If you are skipping on a cold day this one will keep you warm. All the girls line up one behind the other, and the two at the rope start to turn it.
    The girls skip in and out of the rope without tripping on it, and all say.
    "Keep the kettle boiling or you'll get no tea."
    (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