School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corr an tSileáin, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 276
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- (continued from previous page)catch the '' Mouse ''.To play '' Jinny O' Jone '' all the children form a semi-circle and one child gets behind them for '' Jinny O' Jone. ''Another crowd comes and asks to see
'' Miss Jinny O' Jone. '' and they tell them that she is washing, and that they should call another day. The next day time they come back, they tell she is sick, and to call another day. When they come back again till she is dead. Then they ask to get in to see her and find she is gone. When they go away for the last time '' Jinny O' Jone '' hides and when they find out she is gone, they go to look for her.To play '' Colours '' the children get into a row and one stands a little way apart form them.
Another one puts on '' Colours '' on the children. Then she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice K. Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard Doire, Co. an Chabháin
