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School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 132

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  1. Games - Forty Jugs of Rice (continued)

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    "Where are you going to?"
    "Up to Wicklow."
    "What for?"
    "To look for a wife."
    "Marry one of us-o."
    "You're all to black and ugly."
    "Ah! look at the beauty
    "Then he shuts his eyes and picks out his wife
    "Then the hubby and his wife
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  2. The Farmer and his Wife

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    You may have as many as you wish in this game. The children join hands ands form a ring and one stands in the centre. The children on the outside march around and chant the following words.
    "The Farmer wants a wife. ,, etc.
    "The Farmer wants a wife. ,, etc.
    "Ee aye a-dee-o. The farmer wants a wife. ',, etc.
    "The wife wants a child. ,, etc.
    "The child wants a nurse. ,, etc.
    "The nurse wants a dog. ,, etc
    The dog wants a bone. ,, etc.
    "The bone wants to be ate. ,, etc.
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