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School: Carrowrile (roll number 10396)

Location:
Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Coileáin
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    Onery, dooery, dickery doiry,
    Hollobo, crockaboo, hollobo, Lary,
    Wisp a spin, bucket a ling,
    Winniry, wary, whack.
    The children sit in a ring and one of them gets a rod. Then the rest of them put out their two feet and whosoever's foot "whack" falls on will get a slap of the rod.
    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
    Tom O Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas O' Donnell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo