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  1. Folklore - Spring Games (continued)

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    Games How to play them.
    Skipping A tailor,
    A soldier,
    A sailor,
    A rich man,
    A poor man,
    A beggar man,
    A thief,
    A cowbow,
    A captain,
    A colonel,
    A chief."
    Whichever one we stop at tells us what we will be when we grow up.
    Hopping the ball. When we are hopping the ball we say,
    "This year,
    Next Year,
    Sometime,
    Never,"
    At whatever word we stop tells us about our future regarding marriage.
    (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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Briain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Scairbh, Co. an Chláir