School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Fire side games
28th February, 1937
Put one out side the door and mark a sod of turf when they come in to make them show you the sod.
Mittie Mattie had a hen
she lays eggs for gentlemen.
Sometimes one sometimes two
Mittie Mattie had a shoe
She can gallop she can trot.
She can lay in a mustard pot.
High ho who is at home father and mother(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockjames, Co. an Chláir
