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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 7454)

Location:
Baile na Cille, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Loingaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 059

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    gold ring to set her free my fair lady. A guinea gold ring we have not got, have not got, have not got, a guinea gold ring we have not got my fair lady. Then off to prison she must go she must go, she must go. Then off to prison she must go my fair lady. The two sides will pull and which ever side will win will get the fair lady. This is another game colours all the girls stand in a line and one girl gives all the rest different colours. Then two girls stand opposite the rest of the girls, and start guessing the colours. Which-ever girl guesses a colour that girl goes out near her side. They keep guessing until every one is guessed. Then they pull and the side that falls are beaten.
    Another game is hide and go seek one go and get a special stone and stoop down there. Then the rest go away a hide then when they are ready they say hide. Then the other one hunts her and tries to reach the stone. The person that is caught must stoop the next time and the person that reaches
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí sóisialta (~7)
        1. siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary C. Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile na Cille, Co. Chorcaí