School: Attymass G
- Location:
- Attymass, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs B. Flannelly
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- (continued from previous page)4. Hurly Burly.
The players all sit around the fire. One person's back is thumped while these words are being said : -Hurley Burley trump a tray.
The cow was sold on a market day
Simon Nally hunt the buck.
How many horns stand up.
At the last word the person who does the thumping holds up some of his fingers. The other person has to guess how many he holds up. He gets punished every time his guess is incorrect.The same game is also played while these words are being spoken : -
As I went up an apple tree
All the apples fell on me
Guess how many.Jack o' the Land.
All the players sit round the fire. The one nearest the fire lights a paper and holds it in his hand while he says these words : -
"Jack o' the Land.
If you die in my hand(continues on next page)
