School: Gallen

Location:
Gallen, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T.R. Goodwin
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    the good angel and the bad angel. All the others choose a basket of fruit for themselves. Then one girl who is in charge of the rest calls the good angel saying "Good angel come and find me out apples" or some other fruit. If the good angel finds out the right person who has chosen that fruit that person has to go with her. Then the girls calls the bad angel and she does the same as the other one. Each angel gets three chances every time.
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  2. (13) Wall flowers
    All gather together in a ring and say the following rhyme.
    "Wallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high, all the pretty wallflowers do not like to die." Then we name the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs P. Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly