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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis (roll number 7315)

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 140

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  4. XML “Games I Play - Fair Rosa”

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  2. Games I Play - Fair Rosa

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    Fair Rosa is played as follows:-
    The children are in one big ring and one is kneeling in the middle. The children in the ring skip round and sing "Fair Rosa is a lovely child, a lovely child, a lovely child, Fair Rosa is a lovely child, a lovely child. Then one day a wicked fairy comes and with her hand on the shoulder of the one in the middle trying to take away her beautiful looks. Then a noble prince comes riding by and he walks around the fairy and Fair Rosa and they all go back to their places and begin again with a different group. The following words are said while playing the game "Fair Rosa was a lovely child, a lovely child, a lovely child, Fair Rosa
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Cooley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ennis, Co. Clare