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School: Rathwire (C.) (roll number 8416)

Location:
Rathwire, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 450

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  1. Game - Sally Sally Water

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    Any number of girls can play the game called Sally Sally Water.
    The leader selects one girl and calls her "Sally". The other girls join in one big circle and put Sally sitting down in the centre. They then dance around her saying the following rhyme
    Sally Sally Water
    Sitting in the sun
    Rise up Sally
    Fly to the east,
    Fly to the weast
    Fly to the very one
    you like best.
    Sally has her eyes closed. She gets up when the girls call out "Rise up Sally". Still keeping her eyes closed she tries to touch
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Janie Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Brutonstown, Co. Westmeath