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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 044

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  1. Games I Used to Play

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    When I was younger, the other children and I used get much fun by playing these games, "Nuts in May", "Queenie Mary", "Rounders", "Salt, salt," "Hop-scotch", "Even numbers", "Robbers", tig" and "Skipping.
    Nuts in May. Ther can be as many playing as likes to. A line is drawn in the centre of the room, and the players are divided into parties, opposite each other. They join hands and run up to meet one another at the line singing, "Here we come gathering nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May. Here we come gathering nuts in May on a cold and frosty morning". Then one side sings, "Who will you have for nuts in May".
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hilda Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Marsh Road, Co. Louth