School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)
- Location:
- Ferns, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 102
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- (continued from previous page)We play "My man John Sir,"
Someone must do "my man John Sir," and we have many more players called names as Muggly \jugs and Cock of Hay and many more names. "My man John Sir" says "the priest of the Parish has lost his considerable considering cap, some says this, some says that and some says Cock of Hay," and he answers " who me Sir," he says then "yes you Sir," Cock of Hay says "you lie Sir," then my man John says "who then Sir," he answers. "Muggly Jugs Sir," or anybody he likes to say, and so on.We have many more games such as Clock, The Crooked crab tree, Hide an seek and Blind mans Buff.
- Collector
- Mollie O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
