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School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Colm
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    Long ago the people used to play this game. A row of people would be sitting down and have their legs stretched out. One of the girls would go around and say this little rhyme, "Worm durim dickrim dairim hallow a bone crack a bone genaminary this and that to america man guess that you may be out" Who ever has their legs in first should go out and then the girl would say, "Well Jack what colour of a horse will you ride to-day?" and then he would name all the collours he could think
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Goodwin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Address
    Navan, Co. Meath