School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)

Location:
Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Teachers:
Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 043

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 043

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    have it (Wake Game)
    Here are the robbers passing through
    Have a piece of fish (Wake game)
    Dummy band.
    Dan, Dan thread a needle.
    Tip cat.
    The fox and his chickens
    Ghost in the garden
    Frog in the well and can't get out.
    Churn the buttermilk.
    Ring a ring a Rosy
    Cat and dog.
    Chestnuts on String
    The Crooked Crab Tree (Wake game)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. How games are played
    Come along John
    Two girls catch each others hand and one will have an orange and the other an apple. The other children line up. The two who catch hands hold them up like a bridge and as the others and passing through they say "Come along John, come along let everybody pass but the very last
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Rafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Rafferty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male