School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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- (continued from previous page)"Where are you going to?"
"Up to Wicklow."
"What for?"
"To look for a wife."
"Marry one of us-o."
"You're all to black and ugly."
"Ah! look at the beauty
"Then he shuts his eyes and picks out his wife
"Then the hubby and his wife - You may have as many as you wish in this game. The children join hands ands form a ring and one stands in the centre. The children on the outside march around and chant the following words."The Farmer wants a wife. ,, etc.
"The Farmer wants a wife. ,, etc.
"Ee aye a-dee-o. The farmer wants a wife. ',, etc.
"The wife wants a child. ,, etc.
"The child wants a nurse. ,, etc.
"The nurse wants a dog. ,, etc
The dog wants a bone. ,, etc.
"The bone wants to be ate. ,, etc.(continues on next page)