School: Carrigaline (C.) (roll number 13513)

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1. The Games I Play (continued)

   

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   The Battle begins at three oclock
   For we are the Irish Soldiers
   After this verse all join hands and sing while running around in a ring.

   Now here we are in the battle field,
   The battle field, the battle field.
   Now here we are in the battle field
   Bang, shot, fire

   Whoever falls during this verse, either on the English or the Irish side, denotes defeat.
   In Spring time, we generally play skipping, picky, tops, and badminton with old shuttle cocks at recreation time
   In Summer, we enjoy walking through the fields, making daisy chains, playing "Soldiers" with the seeds of ribbed grass and "Yes and No" on the seeds of tall grass in the meadows.
   Skipping is a great favourite, we keep step to rhymes such as the following : -
   1 Tinker, tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Captain, Colonel, Cowboy, thief, Lord, Mayor, General

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Lynch

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrigaline, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Jeremiah Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   57

   Address

   Carrigaline, Co. Cork