School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 07_056
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- The girls in 1870 used to be playing games during the half-hour. These are some of them. All the girls that would be there would make a ring and then the would keep going around and say:
1. Around the green gravel, The grass grows green. Many the ladies, Fit to be seen, Washed in milk, Dressed in silk, And the last pops down.
Who ever is the last would be put out.2. All the girls would make a ring and some girl would go in the middle fo the ring and the girls outside would say:
"Sally, Sally, waters" "Water in the pan, Rise up Sally, and choose(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lainn Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mary Mc Ging
- Gender
- Female
