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

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1. How Games are Played - Here's an Old Women from Sandyland

   

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   Here's an Old Woman
   from Sandy Land

   Children stand in a line hands clasped
   The child who represents old woman stands in front of the line
   Children sing:

   Here's an old woman from Sandy Land
   With all her children by her hand
   This one can knit and this one can sew
   And this one can make a bed for the queen
   And this one can do nothing
   (Child in middle of row points to each child as above is being said)
   The child "who can do nothing" is given to the old woman.
   Children then sing

   There's poor (naming child) now she is gone
   Without a farthing in her hand
   Goodbye (naming child) goodbye

   Game continues until every child is given to the old woman

   Chrissie Ennis aged 9 years
   Told by her Grannie (Mrs Brady) aged 70 years

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Chrissie Ennis

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   9

   Informant

   Mrs Brady

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   70