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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

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Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
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Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 03_015

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  1. School Games - Thread Thread the Needle

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    About twelve girls stand in a line. The two girls at the top face each other and catch hands raised on high. All the other girls go out under their hands and while doing so say
    Thread Thread the needle
    Thread Thread again
    Show me black shoe me blue
    Open the gates and let me through
    The players continue this until they are tired.
    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
    Kitty Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Galway