School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

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1. Games I Play (continued)

   

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   Potato row, single toe,
   And out foes she"!
   Anyone pointed to runs out and tries to get back again to the den.
   'Ring a Rosey'.
   In Summer when the grass is dry we play 'Ring a Rosey'. We form a large circle by joining our hands together. Then we say:-
   "Ring, a ring a Rosey
   A Pocket full of posies
   Asha, Asha, all fall down".
   Then when all have fallen the game ends.
   "Dan-Dan thread a needle".
   When we play 'Dan, Dan, thread a needle", each two join hands and hold them (up) up high The others run out in twos under the arms saying:
   "Dan, Dan thread a needle, sew, sew, sew, ask your mother to stitch a (butterwhole..?), no, no,no and hold their arms up high. Each couple does this until they are tired.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Starr

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Sara Hogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs Hogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Starr

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary