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 049
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- Tiddley WinksPlayers stand in a row with leader opposite
Leader says "first person do a tiddely Wink (a tiddley wink consists of placing the toe of one foot to the heel of the other then bringing two feet close together
Next person - "Jump; and others do a different action
Principal ones a jump (a scissors = a jump with legs apart)
(An umbrella a whirling forward movement)
Whichever player passes out the leader by the series of movement ordered to become leader and game commences again. Come and Find; the Key is lostLeader hiden a key - other players come to seek it. Whoever finds it becomes leader. Whilst searching - leader says of the players and near the key by singing hot - hotter. If not near say cold - colder"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Carmel Rafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 9
- Informant
- Rosie Larkin
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
