School: Greenan's Cross (roll number 15687)
- Location:
- Lecklevera, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: J. Gavan
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- The Games We Play at School
There are many games played around this country by the children at school.The first one I am going to describe is the "The farmer wants a wife"
A number of children get in a wide circle and there is one person in the centre and he is the "farmer" and the following Rhyme is said.
"The farmer wants a wife"
"The farmer wants a wife"
Hi! Ho! my daddy Oh!
"The farmer wants a wife"
Some person is taken in for the"wife" and the game continues:-
"The wife wants a child
The wife wants a child
Hi! Ho! my daddy Oh!
The wife wants a child"
Some person is taken in for the child.
Then it is continued-:
"The child wants a nurse
The child wants a nurse(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Quigley
- Gender
- Female