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School: Killmallock Convent School

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 279

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    (continued from previous page)
    O, U, T spells out
    "Ickty, pickty, ice a kicky,"
    Bombelara jig
    All the men in China
    used to wear a wig.
    W, I, G, spells wig.
    "Two four, six, eight,"
    Mary at a cottage gate,
    Picking plums in a plate,
    Two, four, six, eight,
    "As I went up an apple tree,"
    All the apples fell on me,
    Bake a pudding bake a pie
    Send it up to Hanna, Marie,
    If Hanna-Moira is not in
    Send it up to Mrs. Flynn.
    If Mrs. Flynn is not in
    Lift the latch and walk in.
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
    All good children go to heaven
    When they die they will fly up high
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breda Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Limerick