School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Derrew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092H, Page 01_065
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- On Winter nights when the old people gather(ed) around the fire and begin playing games with the children.
This is one of the games and these are the words.
There is a white horse at the gate, she can run, she can jump, she can play on the spot."
There is a word for each knee and at the last word a knee is put in. This occures until all the knees are put in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brighid Ní Neachtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Furnace, Co. Mayo
