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S. Mac Philib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 245

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  1. A Collection of Games - Draw, Draw, A Bucket of Water

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    Four girls can play in this game. Two persons catch hands and the other two persons catch hands over the first persons' hands and say - "Draw, draw, a bucket of water
    For your lady's daughter,
    One in a rush tow in a bush
    The lady steps in under".
    the two persons who have their arms on top lift one set of their joined hands and lets in the person on this side. The rhyme is said again and the person on the other side is let in. Then the rhyme is said again and a third person is let in. The
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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
    Annie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tamlat, Co. Monaghan