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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. Games at the Present Day - The Farmer

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    A ring joins up and one girl goes into the middle of it.
    Then the rest says
    Hee, high, Hereo the farmer wants a wife. This is repeated twice. Then the farmer takes in some other one and they say Hee, high, hereo the wife wants a child, Then the wife takes a small one and they say "hee, high, hereo the child wants a nurse."
    Another one is taken in and they say, "he high herio, the nurse wants a dog" and then the next one is taken in and the rest say
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Baileanáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo