School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 228
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- (continued from previous page)All get into a ring and say
"Round and round the grass socks of green many a lady is fit to be seen, wash her in milk, dress her in silk, and all fall down." At this they all fall down and then they start the rhyme again.
- Hide and go seek. A couple of people stay in a corner or "den" as it is usually called and cover their eyes and this is called "blinding". The rest all go a hiding. When the children blinding hear the rest calling "book" they go in search of them. The first two caught are to blind next. To find out who has to blind next the following(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs J. Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
