School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 143
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- The crooked crab tree.
A piece of paper is passed round from one player to another and a different potion is added every time. At the end of the Rhyme is.
This is the crooked craddle,
That rocked the crooked child,
That the crooked woman had,
That married the crooked man,
That rode the crooked horse,
That eat the crooked grass,
That grew crooked around the crooked Crab tree.
- A group of children gather together. Colours are put on every one except two they ae called "angel" and the "devil". The angel puts the colours on the group of children and the devil goes hiding until the colours are put on every child.
Then the angel stands out by himself and the "Devil" comes back from hiding. He says "knock knock knock" the angel says "who goes there", answer, "the devil with(continues on next page)
