School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 229
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- (continued from previous page)every boy in turn and when he comes to the last word in the rhyme and whatever boy the last word falls on he is out. He keeps on at this till there is only one boy left. This boy has to run after the others and the boy he catches first has the tig. The tig means this that the boy who has the tig is the boy who has to follow the others. This is one of the rhymes we say when we are playing tig.P-i-g pig,
You have the tig,
S-o-w sow,
You have it now.Ena mena mina moe,
Catch the [...] by the toe,
If he squeals let him go,
Ena mena mina moe.Eekle ackle black bottle,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadoughran, Co. na hIarmhí
