School: Newtown National School (roll number 9549)

Location:
Newtown (Guest), Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533C, Page 03_033

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  1. I play nuts-in-may, ring-a-ring-a rosie, hie-gates, and a lot of other games.
    They way we play nuts-in-may, there would be some people on one side, and more on the other side.
    The way we play ring-a-ring-a rosie, is, all the people catch one anothers hands, and they make a round circle, and then they all say ring-a-ring-a rosie then they all fall down. The way we play hie-gates is, they all catch one anothers hands and they make a round circle,
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Wesley Armitage
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Behamore (Hawkshaw), Co. Tipperary