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School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)

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Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Nioclás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 458

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    I Hurly burly:-
    A player sits with her back to aother. The other starts to "thump the back saying one of the following rhymes.
    (1) "Hurly burly trump the key,
    The cow was sold the market day,
    Simon Sally hunt the buck,
    How many horns stand up?"
    (2) "Hurly Burly trumpy trace
    The cow that kicked the market place.
    Come here amuck, come here amuck,
    How many horns stand up?"
    As she says the last line she puts up some of the fingers of each hand. If the player guesses wrongly e.g. if 4 fingers are up and she says 6, the other says "6 you said, 4 it was," and starts again and so on until the correct number is guessed when they exchange places.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomour, Co. Mayo