School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 037
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- (continued from previous page)time, and soon.
- A number of girls hold hands, and they go round in a ring saying, "Ring a Ring A Roses pocket full of roses last pop down". Then the girl that is last popping down, must tell two girls what girl she likes best.
- First thing I do is, I get a number of children. I get them to stand in a circle, and I place another in the centre. Then the other girls change places, and the girl in the centre is watching to get into one of their places, and when she gets into one of their places, the girl that lost her place has to go into the centre.
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- Collector
- Rose Boyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrylina, Co. an Chabháin
