School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

Location:
Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Úna Nic Coluin
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    Row For nuts in May,
    Nuts in May.
    Whom do you want,
    For nuts in May
    This cold and frosty morning."
    Two girls are picked out and these start pulling. Whichever girl succeeds in pulling the other into her own row, that girl has to stay in the row. The game is played again until there is no one left in one of the rows.
    Ó Mháiréad Rochfort,
    Baile Nuadh.
    Cill -Orglan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.