School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)

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1. Child's Play

   

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   "Sic, soc, sailinín
   Furinín Nóirinín"

   Two of the elders of the children would take one of the younger ones, one by the arms under shoulders and the other by the legs swinging them from side to side as far as their arms and then reverse the motion by advancing a step and returning (?) chanting gleefully:-

   "Sic soc sallinín
   Puirinín, nóirinín"

   Each child got his turn
   this was a game in rural districts 60 or 65 years ago and Mrs Susan O'Sullivan then a child in Bonane played this game herself and says the children swung in this way enjoyed it as much as they do now in the "Swings or Chair Planes" and she says that somebody who was swung to the tune

   "Sic Soc Sallainín
   Puirinín, Nóirín"

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir