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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 303

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  1. The Games We Play (continued)

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    Generally wears a wig
    But goes hickety pickety ice a lickety
    Bumsa Care jig
    6.) Holina bobin a baby's knee
    Holsum polsum sacred tea
    Potato rose and single toes
    And out goes she
    The foregoing rhymes are used to find out who is to be "after" - the pursuer - in running games.
    We have other rhymes for different games:
    1) Ring a ring a rosey
    Pocket full of posey
    Ha, ha, ha, ha,
    All fall down
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    schoolchildren