School: Tappa (roll number 10451)
- Location:
- Tetoppa, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Reachtaire
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- (continued from previous page)down. There is another game called thread the needle and sew sew a row of cupples yet in a row and as they pass through they say thread the needle and sew sew I have a wee bird in my pocket and it peeps out and in who ever I like best I'll hit them on the chin It will not be you nor youbut a pretty wee bird like such a one There is another game called the big ship sailing on the yellow ou The girls get in a row and run in and out through their arms saying the big ship sailing on yillie yallie yow Then the little babies play this they all get in a row and say ring a one Then nuts in 'm; May an even number of girls get in a row facing each other They go back and forward saying here we go gather in nuts in May Nut and May in a cold and frosy morning Then they name some person then another person to take her away Then they both pull to see which can pull other away
