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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Cathair Uí Mhóráin, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    Games I Play
    Jige :-
    One girl will tip another and that girl will tip another girl and so on until the game is played.
    Hides
    One girl will count a few girl, and whoever is last in the crowd will blink, and the rest of the girls will hide
    Johnny O' Mahony
    A ring of girls will gather together and one girl will stand in the middle of the ring and she is called Johnny O' Mahony. Then the rest of the girls will dance around in a ring ad they would sing a song about Johnny O' Mahony !
    Song
    Johnny O' Mahony lives alone, lives alone, lives alone
    Johnny O 'Mahony lives alone, Hí, Hó, Hé.
    Johnny says ye are all to black and dirty, dirty, dirty,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Greaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cathair Uí Mhóráin, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Hannah O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Cathair Uí Mhóráin, Co. Chiarraí