School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)
- Location:
- Cloyne, Co. Cork
- Teacher: E. Geeleher
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- (continued from previous page)(Then the girl turns around)
He will wash you in milk,
He will dry you in silk,
He will write down your name with a gold pen and ink,
This game is carried on until all the girls have turned round.
Another game which they play while sitting round the fire is "The Dinner Game." A girl begins by saying
I went out to dinner,
I had roast beef,
Then the next girl carries on, adding something else until someone forgets something and falls out. The last girl who has to remember everything wins the game.
- The game I like best is "Sally go round the moon". A number of firls should make a ring and sing :-
Sally go round the moon,
Sally go round the stars,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Marie O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
