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School: Offerlane (roll number 13158)

Location:
Tinnakill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Liam de Chléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 309

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    Nuts in May is a game. When we are starting to play Nuts in May all the children that are going to play the game separate into two parties an equal number on each side. One side marches up and down until they have their part sung, they sing, "Here we come gathering Nuts in May, Nuts In May,Nuts in May here we come gathering Nuts in May on a cold and frosty morning", Then the other side sings. " Who will you have for your Nuts in May, Nuts in May, Nuts in May who will you have for your Nuts in May on a cold and frosty morning".Then the children that started the game answer by singing that they will have someone for Nuts in May but that person must be off the other side. They sing, "We will have (so and so) for Nuts in May
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Hargroves
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynaseera, Co. Laois