School: Druim Muchlach (roll number 16040)
- Location:
- Drummucklagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Peadar C. Mac Giolla Chearr
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 24
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- The following list of games played in this district are Tig, Gathering nuts in May, The Farmer's in his Den, Old Sally Walker, Dukey Dukey John, Chickens, Green Gravel.
1 The game I like the best is The Farmer is in his Den. Fist we make a circle and one stays in the middle of the ring. He is called the farmer. Then they sing "the farmer is in his den HI-Ho my dearie Oh, the farmer is in his den". This is followed by singing "The farmer wants a wife." He takes in somebody. After there is sung "the wife wants a child" and the wife takes in somebody. The child then wants a nurse, then a nurse is taken". The nurse wants a dog", somebody is taken in for a dog", the dog wants a bone" then(continues on next page)
