School: Gleann Bruacháin (C.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12614)
- Location:
- Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Sheighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 548
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- There were many games played long ago which do not find any place now. One was "Duck and granny". It was something like "skittles" but a large stone was used instead of the skittles and a smaller one put on top and a stone was used to hit off the small stone from a marked distance [Drawing] If the duck went outside the circle you got no credit for it. Jenny Jo was another "I came to see J. J. where is she now. This is played now in Irish. Another "Draw Buckets water for the young lady's daughterOne in a bush, two in a thrush
My young lady Come under the bush.
While there was being sung all joined up & kept time to the music & when finished one who was in the middle joined in & then all jumped round singing
"Sugar loaf. sugar lump
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