School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- Any number of players can play this game. One person is appointed to have the "Tig". She is appointed thus. One player stands in front of the others and says
"Eerie Away eckiry on"
Pour the vinegar into the pot
Theerim Skeerim Buck shaleerim
cherix walks straight out".
She points to a player when saying each word. Sometimes the rhyme used is
"Ittle ottle black bottle
Ittle ottle out"
The person on whom "out" falls stands out. The rhyme is continued on from that player and the person on whom "out" falls each(continues on next page)- Collector
- Uinsionn De Laoighseach
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clopook, Co. Laois