School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

Location:
Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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    has red, or white, or whatever colour it is.
    When A says that rhyme, B guesses the girl with that colour. If she guesses the right girl the latter goes with B. If she guesses incorrectly the girl who has the colour named goes with A.
    This is repeated time after time until there is only one girl left. That girl is then given by A three more different colours - or the names of girls or animals.
    If B guesses them correctly the last girl goes with B. Then the two teams, A's and B's, pull tug-of-war to decide who will win the game.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.