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School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)

Location:
Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 460

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    Ring a Rosie
    All children to catch hands and go around in a ring, and singing a ryhme as they do so.
    Ryhmes
    Ring - a - Ring - a - Rosie
    A pocket full of posies
    Jenny at the ditches
    Picking salaige switches
    All fall down
    Frog in the middle
    All children catch hands and form a ring. One must go in the middle of the ring and close her eyes and whoever she catches must go in the ring and take her place.
    Rhyme
    Frog in the middle
    Jump up, Jump up
    Button
    A group of boys or girls play button. The captain gives the button to a certain person. He then asks the others who has the button. If the
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    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
    Richard Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny