School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)
- Location:
- Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 270
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- (continued from previous page)catches is now the witch.
When we play "high-gates" all the children stand in a row and one stands out and recites "I lost a letter last night and Molly Thompson (or any other name) found it. Mollie runs out and tries to catch the caller who runs in and out among the other players. These join hands and sometimes they hold their hands high which are the high-gates and low which are the "low-gates" and you cannot run into the same gate twice.
- When playing "Wallflowers" we all sing "Wallflowers wallflowers growing up so high,
All pretty flowers are all sure to die,
Especially (name) she is the youngest child
She can laugh and she can sing and
turn her face to the wall".
At this whose ever name was called(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mairéad Mac Manus
- Gender
- Female
