School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)
- Location:
- Monreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. J. James
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- The game I like best is the Grand Old Duke of York. The girls stand on one side and the boys on the other. And they all have partners. Two marches down the middle singing.
The grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men he marched them up to the top of the hill and marched them down again. And when they were up they were up, And when they were down they were down. And when they were half way(continues on next page)