School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 11_025

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    will say.
    One lady two lady, three lady pan.
    Up she goes, down she goes, an Irish man
    Squary Sgary bottle a mary,
    Pink a link a puff.
    You say a word on every foot until there all pulled in. There is someones foot left that person has to leave his head down on some thing and you have to say. Hurly, burly, tromp the key. The cow came home the market day. Sioman lally hunt the goat how many horns stands up. You have to say it again until it is guessed.
    Another way to play it is to stoop down your head put something on your back and say, heavy, heavy, what lies over you and
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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
    Maureen Gacquin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway