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School: Coill an tSrotha (roll number 5352)

Location:
Cullentragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Dhorchaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 446

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    wanted she runs after her and if she is not able to catch her before she reaches the other girls she belongs to bad angels side.
    Another game we play is "granny's big needle". The girls form into a ring and run round and round three times. Then one of the girls runs outside the ring repeating the words: "I lost my granny's big needle, she will kill me, she will kill me, O! What will I do. Who took it. It was not you, not you but it was you". The girl who took the needle would leave the ring and follow the other girl to see why she said it was her who took the granny's big needle.
    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
    Maggie Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cullentragh, Co. Leitrim