School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 14_034
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- These are the school-games in 1938 in Lankill school in the grils' yard.
The Ghost in the corner
There stand a lady on the mountain.
We came from Spain
He are the gypsies riding.
There is a poem connected with all these games and here they are There is no poem conected with the "Ghost in the corner."
One of the children is supposed to be a ghost and she sits in a certain corner in the yard. Then some one else is supposed to be the mother. Then the mother sends her children on messages. When the messengers come to that place they see a ghost(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Keville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
