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School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)

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Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 487

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  1. Games (continued)

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    sing this song:-
    Sally Sally Water, sprinkle in the pan,
    I cry Sally a nice young man,
    Choose to the east and choose to the west,
    And choose to the pretty girl you love best.
    The girl in the centre calls one girl in to wheel with her. While they are wheeling the rest of the girls sing this song:-
    This young couple marry in joy,
    First to the girl and then to the boy,
    Seven years after, seven years to come
    Kiss to the girl and then your done.
    The Game of Tig. Any number of girls can play this game. One girls counts the number of girls playing. The last girl has to hunt the rest. If she catches one that girl has to hunt the others to catch one. The one caught has to hunt the others. and so on to the end.
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    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
    Mary Clutterbuck
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr S. Clutterbuck
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilgrogy More, Co. Tipperary