School: Ballycorus (roll number 8294)
- Location:
- Ballycorus, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Nic Shionóid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0798, Page 282
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- Gather a crowd of children and put them in a round ring. Put one in the middle and pretend she is the mother.
Then the round ring will say. "Mother will you buy me a milkin' can, a milkin. can, a milkin' can, mother will you buy me a milkin' can for every night and morning;-"? The mother replies."Where will the money come from, the money come from, the money come from, where will the money come from, for every night and morning."? The ring replies. "Sell our fathers settle-bed, settle-bed, settle-bed, sell our fathers settle-bed for every night and morning. The mother replies. Where will your father sleep, your father sleep, your father sleep, where will your father sleep for every night and morning."? The ring replies."Sleep in the childrens bed, the childrens bed, the childrens bed, sleep in the chilrens bed for every night and morning" The mother replies. "Where will the children sleep, the children sleep, the children sleep, where will the children sleep for every(continues on next page)
