School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 084
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- (continued from previous page)Girls get in a ring, arms up and while moving say the rhyme. One girl in middle with stick in hand. She says a word of the rhyme to each girl round and throws the stick at the girl who gets the last word. They run until she catches her. Then that girl goes in.
(B) "Name the Birds" Each girl gets a bird's name whispered to her by leader. Another girl stands out ot guess. If right the takes that girl to her side, if wrong girl goes to leader's side. Then the two sides have a "Tug o'war" at end.
Rhyme for above:-
All the birds in the air
All the birds in the sea
Couldn't point me out the (bird's name)
(c) Nuts in may.
(d) High gates
(e) Fat Chicken.
(f) On the carpet you shall kneel
(g) My Lord Luke etc
(h) Here are the gipsies riding round.(continues on next page)
