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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 192

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    A girl goes into a corner and puts her chin on his hand as if she were a witch A crowd of children come to her They stay watching here and then they ask her what she wants. She says I want a needle "What do you want the needle for" she says "To sow a bag What do you want the bag for" she says To gather stones "What do you want the knife for" she says "To cut your throat" Then the girl that is supposed to be a witch runs after them and beats them
    Foot in the Middle
    Two girls get out on the middle of the road and they take four corners. Then a girl has to get into the middle to be the fool when
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    James Cassidy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford