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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 03_040

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    play fiddle in the middle, and we play “I see something”. We play churns and we make people in the ashes.
    Frog in the middle
    This is the way “Frog in the middle” is played. All the children are put in one long line so as to pick the frog. Then one child goes out and says this rhyme.
    “Onery, twoery, dixen, dairy, hallabo, crackabo, bumblem bairy, dixen, dandy, American candy, Humblem, bumblem twenty nine”. Whatever child “twenty nine” falls on, she or he
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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
    Áine Hastings
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo