School: Réidhleán (Measctha), Áth an Chóiste
- Location:
- Rylane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 267
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- (continued from previous page)and forming a triangular shape, changes to each other's stone. If the fool reaches the stone first, she is no longer fool, but instead the person who has missed her throne."Kites are played by pacing a flag stone in the centre of a field, and each one aims at it with pebbles, and whoever hits it wins.There must be eight girls for "hide gates" and six join hands. The two others join separately and pass in and out between the others hands. Children make a castle and one is King. The others dance around saying:Silly, Sally, Water,
Sprinkle in the pan
Sally I Sally O
Sally you young man.
To the west, to the best.
To the girl I love best.
Now we are married.
And I wish you joy.
First little girl.
Second little boy.
Three years after.
A son and a daughter.
I pray old Sally.
Get out of the water.This game is called Sally Water.
- Collector
- Eileen O Mahoney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountrivers, Co. Cork
