School: Cronaghbois (roll number 2658)
- Location:
- Crannogeboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Beirn
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- Children play "Tig" or "Tag". Hide & Seek, Blind Man's Buff, Handball & football.
The Gally gally ships.
Children join hands in a ring and move around as they sing "Three times round goes the gally gally ship. Three times round goes she. Three times round goes the gally gally ship. As she sank to the bottom of the sea". (At last line children sit down.)
"Pull her up, pull her up cried the wee sailor boy. Pull her up, pull her up cried he. (children stand up)
She's as bright as she came in. She came in, she came in. She's as bright as she came in. And the rancy tancy tee.
(Next a child's name is called out - some child giving the lead) and all move around)
("Nellie is her first name, her first name, her first name.
Nellie is her first name and the rancy tancy tee.
Gallagher is her second name, her second name, her second name.
Gallagher is her second name and the rancy tancy tee".
This is repeated with a boys name and both go into centre of circle. Continuing.
Tell the bride to hide her face, hide her face, hide her face.
Tell the bride to hide her face and the rancy tancy tee"(continues on next page)