School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 748
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- Those taking part stand in a row and one of the number steps out to recite the following passing along from one to one as the words are repeated
"Johnny on the railway picking up stones
Along came an engine and chopped off is nose.
Oh! says Johnny, that's not fair
Og! says the driver I don't care
Out goes one, out goes two
Out goes another and out go you.
Then the child on whom the last word falls stands aside out of the row. Then the verse is repeated again and another child stands out. This continues until only one child remains and this one has then to hunt the others.
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- Collector
- Margaret Looney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
