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School: Killurney, Cluain Meala

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Killurney, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 315

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    Shake hands before you leave her,
    Shake hands before you leave her,
    Shake hands before you leave her,
    As you have done before.
    Follow her to London,
    Follow her to London,
    Follow her to London,
    As you have done before.
    The children join hands to form a ring, one girl walks around outside the ring in the opposite direction to the others. While the children are walking they sing the song.
    At "In and out the windows" the girl outside goes in and out under the girls hands.
    At "Stand and face your playmates" she stands before one of the girls.
    At "Kneeling on the doorstep" she kneels down in front of this girl.
    Then all the girls sing, "Shake hands before you leave her" she shake hands wit her and leaves the ring and the girl who shook hands with her follows her around the ring while all the girls sing, "Follow
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    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
    Collector
    Anne Harvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknockane, Co. Tipperary