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School: Kiltiernan

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Kiltiernan, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 102

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    "Half a pound of treacle,
    Thats the way the money goes,
    And pop goes the weasel."
    The way you play the game is-You get into one big circle and sing the rhyme, then one person calls out a number and they all get into a circle with that many in each circle.
    The way you play, "There Was a Happy Wedding" is-You all get into a circle and sing
    "There was a happy Wedding, Wedding Wedding,
    There was a happy Wedding
    long, long, ago.
    Then someone is a princess and others are towers, another person is an ugly witch, another a prince, and others thorns. Now the princess is living in her towers, and the ugly witch comes to see her, and shakes hands with her.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Cupitt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltiernan, Co. Dublin