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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

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Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 186

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  1. The Games I Play - Ring a Ring a Roses

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    The game I like best is Ring a Ring of Roses. A group of girls stand in a ring and catch hands. While they are skipping round they sing this verse
    Ring a Ring of Roses
    Pocket full of posies
    Asha Asha and we all fall down dead.
    The cows in the meadow are eating up the corn.
    Asha Asha and we all get up alive.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Cahill
    Gender
    Female

  2. The Games I Play

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    "Green-gravel - Johnny-marble" is another game which is played in winter. A number of girls form a ring and skip round singing.
    Green-gravel Johnny-marble
    The grass is so green,
    The finest of applese that ever were seen
    O Mary O Mary your trie love is dead,
    He wrote you a letter for yo turn round your head.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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