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School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 401

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    This game is played by all our school girls. It is known as "London Bridge"
    Two girls go apart from the rest of the crowd and decide on a name respectively. such as (A) Red, (B) Blue
    They rejoin the crowd then and, holding hands up high enough for the others to pass under in an orderly line, would keep singing the following :
    London Bridge is broken down
    "Grand" says the little hen.
    London Bridge is broken down
    My Fair Lady
    Get the sticks and build it up
    "Grand" says the little hen
    Get the sticks and build it up
    My Fair lady.
    Here're the robbers coming through
    "Grand" says the little hen
    Here're the robbers coming through
    My Fair Lady,
    Chin-chopper, Chinchopper, Chinchopper Chin and at the last word "Chin" they catch some girl and lead her off. They ask her "Which do you rather : Red? or Blue?
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norry Prendiville
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleisland, Co. Kerry