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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Achadh Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 362

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    Those are some of the games I play. In the long winter nights I play a lot of games. I play "luraboy laraboy". This is the way it is played. every one in a house stretches out their feet and every foot gets a word while this rhyme is said, "Luraboy laraboy limper loc, five mile a ten o'clock, she sat, she sung she daily sprung and for that reason pull in your nasty black foot."
    There is another game played
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo