School: Cúil Mhaoile (Scoil N. Feichín)
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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- At least nine or ten must play this game. The children form a ring. One girl goes into the centre. Those in the ring sing "The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell, I on the cheery ho, the farmer takes the wife." Then the one in the centre takes some one out of the ring into the centre along with herself. Then those in the ring sing again "The wife takes the child, I on the cheery ho,(continues on next page)